vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-7218: Windows Bowser.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 10, 2016 | Jun 10, 2024 | May 8, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 10, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
May 8, 2026
Description
Bowser.sys 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 obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Bowser.sys Information Disclosure 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-2016-7218
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-7218
- CWE-200
- DISA_SEVERITY-Category II
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-8077
- IAVM-2016-A-0322
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-8077
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3198585
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3198586
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3200970
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