vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-7212: Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 10, 2016 | Jun 10, 2024 | May 8, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 10, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
May 8, 2026
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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file, aka "Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3198585microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3198586microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb3200970microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb3200970
References
- CVE-2016-7212
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-7212
- CWE-284
- DISA_SEVERITY-Category II
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-8071
- IAVM-2016-A-0321
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-8071
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3198585
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3198586
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3200970
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