Critical severity · published Jun 16, 2016
CVE-2016-3227
Use-after-free vulnerability in the DNS Server component in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted requests, aka…
9.8
CVSS
25.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the DNS Server component in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted requests, aka "Windows DNS Server Use After Free Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)25.5% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
r2; r2; r2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3227
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3227
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036095
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-071
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