CVE-2016-0168
GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8...
CVE-2016-0168 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Microsoft Windows 10, published May 11, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-0168- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-0168- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0206 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0206- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99mx-g587-xq57
GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8...
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.
- Record
GHSA-99mx-g587-xq57- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - 'gdi32.dll' Multiple 'EMF CREATECOLORSPACEW' Record Handling (MS16-055) | 2016-05-17 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
securitytracker.com/id/1035823
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055
packetstormsecurity.com/files/137094/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-Information-Disclosure.html
securityfocus.com/bid/89862
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0168
github.com/advisories/GHSA-99mx-g587-xq57