CVE-2016-3341High
Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Transaction Manager improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. In a local attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Transaction Manager handles objects in memory.
🎯 Affected products13
- Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
- Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
- Windows RT 8.1
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
✅ Remediation
KB3192440 (Security Update) KB3192441 (Security Update) KB3185331 (Monthly Rollup) KB3192392 (Security Only) KB3185332 (Monthly Rollup) KB3192393 (Security Only) KB3194798 (Security Update)
🔗 References (8)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3341
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB3192440
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB3192441
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB3185331
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB3192392
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=93b4d5dd-9784-4fb4-9c0c-9171a24efca5
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=17dc5103-8380-440a-9e5b-a55cdc33388b
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB3194798