PT-2016-7258

CVE-2016-7182

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Published

2016-10-11

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Updated

2026-02-21

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CVSS 3.1
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Critical
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 Microsoft Lync 2013 SP1 Microsoft Lync 2010 Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Console
Description An elevation of privilege issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows Graphics Component. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to the installation of programs, viewing, changing, or deleting data, or creating new accounts with full user rights, via a crafted True Type font.
Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows RT 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word Viewer, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Skype for Business 2016, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Lync 2013 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Lync 2010, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Console, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
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