CVE-2016-3230
published 2016-06-16CVE-2016-3230: The Search component in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and…
PriorityP420medium5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.72%
85.9th percentile
The Search component in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to cause a denial of service (performance degradation) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Search Component Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_7_for_32-bit_systems_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_7_for_x64-based_systems_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_rt_8.1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2008_r2_for_itanium-based_systems_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2008_r2_for_x64-based_systems_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012_r2 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.0MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.01.9LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
vendor_msrc5.0HIGH
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Microsoft
Windows Search Denial of Service Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2016-06-14·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2016-3230 [MEDIUM] Windows Search Denial of Service Vulnerability
Windows Search Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description: This vulnerability occurs when the Windows Search component fails to properly handle certain objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause server performance to degrade sufficiently to cause a denial of service condition.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could use it to cause a denial of service attack and disrupt server availability.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Search component handles objects in memory.
Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Denial of Service
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Unlikely;Older Software Relea
GHSA
GHSA-cx2v-xgv7-qffh: The Search component in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-3230 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-cx2v-xgv7-qffh: The Search component in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8
The Search component in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to cause a denial of service (performance degradation) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Search Component Denial of Service Vulnerability."
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2016
blogs_talos·2016-06-14
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2016
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2016
This post was authored by Warren Mercer .
Patch Tuesday for June 2016 has arrived where Microsoft releases their monthly set of security bulletins designed to address security vulnerabilities within their products. This month's release contains 17 bulletins addressing 44 vulnerabilities. Five bulletins resolve critical vulnerabilities found in MS DNS Server, Edge, Internet Explorer, JScript/VBScript, and Office. The remaining bulletins are rated important and address vulnerabilities in Active Directory, Exchange Server, Group Policy, SMB Server, Netlogon, Windows Graphics component, Windows Kernel-mode Drivers, Windows PDF, Window Search Component, and WPAD.
## Bulletins Rated Critical Microsoft bulletins MS16-063, MS16-068 through MS16-071, and MS
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2016
blogs_talos·2016-06-14
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2016
This post was authored by Warren Mercer.
Patch Tuesday for June 2016 has arrived where Microsoft releases their monthly set of security bulletins designed to address security vulnerabilities within their products. This month's release contains 17 bulletins addressing 44 vulnerabilities. Five bulletins resolve critical vulnerabilities found in MS DNS Server, Edge, Internet Explorer, JScript/VBScript, and Office. The remaining bulletins are rated important and address vulnerabilities in Active Directory, Exchange Server, Group Policy, SMB Server, Netlogon, Windows Graphics component, Windows Kernel-mode Drivers, Windows PDF, Window Search Component, and WPAD.
## Bulletins Rated CriticalMicrosoft bulletins MS16-063, MS16-068 through MS16-071, and MS16-083 are rated as critical in this relea
2016-06-16
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