THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-0152
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-0152

Windows Server 2008 vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.4%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Internet Information Services (IIS) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Server 2008
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2016-05-11

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 4.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-0152

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-0152.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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