CVE-2016-3372 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, where the kernel API fails to properly enforce permissions. This allows a local attacker to spoof processes or inter-process communication, or cause a denial of service. With a CVSSv3 score of 6.6 (Medium), exploitation requires local access and user interaction (UI:R), but can lead to high integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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