What is CVE-2016-7205?

CVE-2016-7205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_10, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7205?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows_10

CVE-2016-7205

Animation Manager in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary c…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.202 (95.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511, 1607
Microsoft Windows_7
Microsoft Windows_8.1
Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
Microsoft Windows_server_2016
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

1037243 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
94033 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
MS16-132 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7205?: CVE-2016-7205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_10, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7205?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.