Description
The Graphics Component in the kernel-mode drivers 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
References
- http://blog.quarkslab.com/cve-2016-7259-an-empty-file-into-the-blue.html
- MS16-151 vendor-advisory
- 1037452 vdb-entry
- 20161214 Secunia Research: Microsoft Windows Type 1 Font Processing Vulnerability mailing-list
- 94771 vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140172/Microsoft-Windows-Type-1-Font-Processing-Privilege-Escalation.html