{
  "cveId": "CVE-2016-3230",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3230",
  "summary": "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.",
  "title": "Windows Search Denial of Service Vulnerability",
  "description": "\u003Cp\u003EThis 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.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could use it to cause a denial of service attack and disrupt server availability.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Search component handles objects in memory.\u003C/p\u003E",
  "published": "2016-06-16T12:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Important",
  "epss": 0.02718,
  "epssPercentile": 0.86091,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "exploitabilityAssessment": "Exploitation Unlikely",
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3230",
  "fixes": [
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      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems",
      "fixedVersion": "10586.420",
      "fix": "KB3163018",
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      "released": "2016-06-14T00:00:00Z"
    },
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      "released": "2016-06-14T00:00:00Z"
    },
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      "product": "Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems",
      "fixedVersion": "10240.16942",
      "fix": "KB3163017",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3163017",
      "released": "2016-06-14T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
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      "released": "2016-06-14T00:00:00Z"
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      "released": "2016-06-16T12:00:00Z"
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      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1",
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3161958",
      "released": "2016-06-16T12:00:00Z"
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    },
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      "released": "2016-06-16T12:00:00Z"
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    },
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      "released": "2016-06-16T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3161958",
      "released": "2016-06-16T12:00:00Z"
    }
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  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T06:34:28Z"
}