Security Vulnerabilities - CVEs Published In May 2016
The Windows font library in Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Microsoft Office Graphics RCE Vulnerability."
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.352
Published
2016-05-11
Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (aka .jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.429
Published
2016-05-11
Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Virtual Secure Mode Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) protection mechanism and perform RWX markings of kernel-mode pages via a crafted application, aka "Hypervisor Code Integrity Security Feature Bypass."
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-05-11
The kernel in 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 mishandles symbolic links, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.015
Published
2016-05-11
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.232
Published
2016-05-11
The RPC NDR Engine in 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 mishandles free operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed RPC requests, aka "RPC Network Data Representation Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.244
Published
2016-05-11
dxgkrnl.sys in the DirectX Graphics kernel subsystem in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.005
Published
2016-05-11
The kernel-mode drivers in 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 allow local users to obtain sensitive information about kernel-object addresses, and consequently bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
CVSS Score
3.3
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2016-05-11
The kernel-mode drivers in 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 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0171, CVE-2016-0173, and CVE-2016-0196.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2016-05-11
The kernel-mode drivers in 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 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0171, CVE-2016-0174, and CVE-2016-0196.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.011
Published
2016-05-11