CVE-2016-3230

Windows Search Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2016-3230 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by KB3163018, released June 14, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Unlikely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0272
86th percentile

<p>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.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could use it to cause a denial of service attack and disrupt server availability.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Search component handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.420 KB3163018 Jun 14, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.420 KB3163018 Jun 14, 2016
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.16942 KB3163017 Jun 14, 2016
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.16942 KB3163017 Jun 14, 2016
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows RT 8.1 KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows Server 2012 KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB3161958 Jun 16, 2016