CVE-2016-3230
lowpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.9–5
weaknesses
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affected products (18)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1036102cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-082Patchcnnvd
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-082cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036102enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-082enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036102nvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-082nvd
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