Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3227
CVE-2016-3227
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."
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Affected products
5- Range: = 2012 Gold, = 2012 R2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:datacenter:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:essentials:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
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