CVE-2016-3223

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka "Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.1 High

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2016-06-16

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Windows 10 (Microsoft)
• Windows 7 (Microsoft)
• Windows 8.1 (Microsoft)
• Windows Rt 8.1 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2012 (Microsoft)
• Windows Vista (Microsoft)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/