Security Update for Windows Kernel

Description

These vulnerabilites have following impacts: Elevation of Privilege. An attacker who successfully exploited Elevation of Privilege vulnerability would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerabilities and take control over an affected system.

Analysis

This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker runs a specially crafted application to access sensitive information. A locally authenticated attacker could attempt to exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. An attacker can gain access to information not intended to be available to the user by using this method.

Affected Applications

Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2

CVE References

CVE-2016-7216

Other References

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-139