CVE-2016-3223
Description
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka "Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows 7 (x86/x64) - Group Policy Privilege Escalation (MS16-072)
OS impact
Windows Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| r2 | Affected | — |
| 1511 | Affected | — |
| - | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.