CVE-2016-0165

El controlador kernel-mode en Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 y R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold y R2, Windows RT 8.1 y Windows 10 Gold y 1511 permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de una aplicación manipulada, también conocida como "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability", una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-0143 y CVE-2016-0167.

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the win32kfull driver. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to the level of SYSTEM.

This Microsoft bulletin summary lists multiple CVEs and security bulletins that have undergone a major revision increment.

Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.