vulnerability

Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-3355: Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 14, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
Oct 14, 2025

Description

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) 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, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3185611microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3185614microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb3189866
Title
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