What is CVE-2016-3223?

CVE-2016-3223 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2016-3223 cover?

CVE-2016-3223 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2016-3223. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by CVE-2016-3223?

CVE-2016-3223 affects 23 products, including: Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems; Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 for x64-based Systems; Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1; and others — see the full list on the advisory page.

CVE-2016-3223High

Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

June 14, 2016

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows processes group policy updates. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially escalate permissions or perform additional privileged actions on the target machine. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to launch a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack against the traffic passing between a domain controller and the target machine. An attacker could then create a group policy to grant administrator rights to a standard user. The security update addresses the vulnerability by enforcing Kerberos authentication for certain calls over LDAP.

🎯 Affected products23

Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2

✅ Remediation

KB3163017 (Security Update) KB3163018 (Security Update) KB3159398 (Security Update)

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

🎯 Affected products23

✅ Remediation

🔗 References (10)