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CVE-2016-0170

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 48.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137096/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-ExtEscape-Buffer-Overflow.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89864
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035823
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137096/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-ExtEscape-Buffer-Overflow.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89864
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035823
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055

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