CVE-2017-0016

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows 10 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule

Description

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 do not properly handle certain requests in SMBv2 and SMBv3 packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SMBv2 or SMBv3 packet to the Server service, aka "SMBv2/SMBv3 Null Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability."

References (4)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95969

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0016

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037767

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.4920

EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Affected Products (8)

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_8.1

microsoft/windows_rt_8.1

microsoft/windows_server_2012

microsoft/windows_server_2016

Microsoft Corporation/SMBv2/SMBv3 < Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Se

Timeline

Published Mar 17, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026