CVE-2016-3341
published 2016-10-14CVE-2016-3341: The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607…
PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
6.62%
93.8th percentile
The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1607_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1607_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_rt_8.1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012_r2 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2016-10-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-3341 [HIGH] Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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.
Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers: Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;Older Software Release:Exploita
GHSA
GHSA-5hxw-v5g5-x67w: The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-3341 [HIGH] GHSA-5hxw-v5g5-x67w: The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows 8
The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93391http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036996https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-123http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93391http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036996https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-123
2016-10-14
Published