CVE-2016-3223 Privilege escalation in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data in Windows domain-controller streams.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-3223?
CVE-2016-3223 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 16 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3223?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3223?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3223 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-3223 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wqf-xx2r-cp34.