Insecure DLL loading in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2016-0044
Published: February 9, 2016 / Updated: April 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4847
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0044
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists when Microsoft Sync Framework processes specially crafted input that uses the “change batch” structure. A remote authenticated user can send specially crafted traffic to the SyncShareSvc service and cause it to stop responding.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2016-0044
Install update from vendor's website.