THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-0058
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-0058

Windows 10 vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
22.6%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the PDF Library in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers API calls, aka "Microsoft PDF Library Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2016-02-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-0058

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 10 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-0058.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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