CVE-2016-7237 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 66.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 66.93% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - LSASS SMB NTLM Exchange Null-Pointer Dereference (MS16-137) | 2016-11-09 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94040
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037249
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-137
- 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/ms16-137
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40744/
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