# CVE-2016-0152: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain privileges and execute code via a crafted application due to improper DLL loading in IIS.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2c9-gr6g-9q9w

## What is CVE-2016-0152?

CVE-2016-0152 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 11 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Internet Information Services (IIS) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0152?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0152?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0152 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2008

- [CVE-2020-1350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1350/): Microsoft Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-1040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1040/): Microsoft Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU Remote Code Execution (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2011-1966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1966/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0239/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0240/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0152 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0152 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 11 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Server 2008. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0152/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0152/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0152
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0152
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0152

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