What is CVE-2016-7258?

CVE-2016-7258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7258?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2016-7258

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 mishandles page-fault system calls, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from arbitrary processes via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Address Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.027 (84.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511, 1607
Microsoft Windows_server_2016
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7258?: CVE-2016-7258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7258?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.