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CVE-2016-0165 is a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Win32k kernel-mode driver affecting multiple supported Windows releases at the time of disclosure, including Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511. Available reporting characterizes the flaw as a use-after-free condition in Win32k, specifically associated with Win32k!xxxMNDestroyHandler. An attacker can trigger the bug from a crafted local application to corrupt kernel memory and execute a privilege-escalation chain in kernel context. The vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0167.
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A Windows local privilege escalation vulnerability discussed as a 1-day, though the researchers note the exploit likely targeted a different vulnerability than the CVE label suggests.
Windows escalation-of-privilege (EoP) exploit (described as a zero-day uncovered by Kaspersky in 2016).
A Windows elevation-of-privilege vulnerability referenced as another EoP exploit found by Kaspersky; no additional technical or operational details are provided in this content.
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