CVE-2016-0182 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Journal, affecting Windows Vista, 7, 8.1, RT 8.1, and 10. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted .jnt file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction but leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is currently reported, its high FAUCET Risk Score and past media coverage indicate its potential severity, leading Microsoft to remove Windows Journal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1511CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.