CVE-2016-3228 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3228?

CVE-2016-3228 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 16 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NetLogon request, aka "Windows Netlogon Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3228?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-3228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Microsoft Windows Server 2008 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-573f-j78f-p7gp.