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CVE-2017-0016

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 25.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation SMBv2/SMBv3: Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95969
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037767
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0016
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95969
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037767
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0016

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