CVE-2016-0020 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges on Windows systems by exploiting a DLL loading vulnerability in MAPI components.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0020?
CVE-2016-0020 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "MAPI DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0020?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0020?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-0020 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0020 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2chp-54q8-rgqr.