CVE-2016-7237

high-risk
Published 2016-11-10

Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted request, aka "Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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63.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 36% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
40744
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (12)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94040
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037249
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-13...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40744/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94040
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037249
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-13...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40744/
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 26/34 · High
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate