CVE-2016-0170
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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
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
- High
- Availability
- High
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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0170- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0208 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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2016-0208- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-23w2-5h7v-wppv
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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-23w2-5h7v-wppv- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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' Heap Buffer Overflow in ExtEscape() Triggerable via EMR_EXTESCAPE EMF Record (MS16-055) | 2016-05-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0170 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 10, published May 11, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id/1035823
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055
packetstormsecurity.com/files/137096/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-ExtEscape-Buffer-Overflow.html
securityfocus.com/bid/89864
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0170
github.com/advisories/GHSA-23w2-5h7v-wppv