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CVE-2016-0168 json

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, Window…

published 2016-05-11 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-0206

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
43.2%
EPSS 43.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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 obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0169.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-39832)

Exploit prediction

43.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39832 Microsoft Windows - 'gdi32.dll' Multiple 'EMF CREATECOLORSPACEW' Record Handling (MS16-055) dos, 2016-05-17

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.