CVE-2016-3230 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 16 Jun 2016 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause performance degradation in Windows Search via a crafted application, affecting multiple Windows versions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-3230?

CVE-2016-3230 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 16 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Search component in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to cause a denial of service (performance degradation) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Search Component Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3230?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3230 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-2016-3230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cx2v-xgv7-qffh.