CVE-2016-0044 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Windows Sync Framework service by sending crafted change batch data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0044?
CVE-2016-0044 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8.1, published on 10 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0044?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0044?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-0044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2015-0058 Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allo
- CVE-2017-0168 Information disclosure in Windows Hyper-V
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwpw-2pjx-j868.