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CVE-2016-3215

Microsoft Windows PDF Library JPEG2000 COD Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows 10 1511, and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF document, aka "Windows PDF Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3201.

Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold y R2, Windows 10 1511 y Microsoft Edge permite a atacantes remotos obtener información sensible del proceso de memoria a través de un documento PDF manipulado, también conocida como "Windows PDF Information Disclosure Vulnerability", una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-3201.

This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows PDF Library. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of JPEG2000 files. A crafted number of decomposition levels in a COD marker can trigger a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: kdot
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-03-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-06-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-16 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Edge
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in Microsoft
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Windows 10
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Microsoft
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Edge
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Windows 10
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1511
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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1511
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Microsoft
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Windows 8.1
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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r2
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