CVE-2016-0044

Windows 8.1 vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

14.2%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

Sync Framework in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SyncShareSvc service outage) via crafted "change batch" data, aka "Windows DLL Loading Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows 8.1

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Published

2016-02-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 14.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 8.1 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-0044.
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