CVE-2016-3251
lowpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.581 · 99 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
The GDI 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel-address information via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-090cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036288enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-090enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036288nvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-090nvd
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