Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Mar 17, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-0016
CVE-2017-0016
Description
Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 do not properly handle certain requests in SMBv2 and SMBv3 packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SMBv2 or SMBv3 packet to the Server service, aka "SMBv2/SMBv3 Null Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Affected products
1- Microsoft Corporation/SMBv2/SMBv3v5Range: Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0016nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95969nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037767nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001nvd
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