CVE-2016-0042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01111.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows 10 Windows 7 Windows 8.1 Windows Rt 8.1 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Windows Vista

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*

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No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.02055}`	epss `{'score': 0.01232}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-02-10T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:12.528Z

Reserved: 2015-12-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-0042

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-02-10T11:59:08.690

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-0042

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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