MS16-008 - K7 Labs

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CVE Number	Vulnerability	Product	Severity	Date
MS16-008	Security Update for Windows Kernel to Address Elevation of Privilege (3124605)	Windows Vista	Important	13-01-2016

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application.

Detailed Information on the risk:

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Windows while validating reparse points being set by sandbox applications. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system.

Further information on this exploit is available at : MS16-008

Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 8 for x64-based Systems
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems

Technical Information

Affected Software