CVE-2016-7237
mediumpriority · attend · 60EPSS 0.675 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted request, aka "Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Denial of Service Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-40744Microsoft Windows - LSASS SMB NTLM Exchange Null-Pointer Dereference (MS16-137)functional · exploit_db
affected products (25)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-137cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94040cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94040enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037249enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-137enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40744/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94040nvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037249nvd
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