CVE-2016-0170 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2016-0170

GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2...

8.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

GDI in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

microsoft

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Affected Software

windows 10, windows 7, windows 8.1, windows rt 8.1, windows server 2008, windows server 2012, windows vista

Vulnerable Versions:

1511, r2

Timeline

Official Publish: May 11th, 2016

Last Modified: August 5th, 2024

Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.