Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_10
CVE-2016-3223
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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attack…
EPSS: 0.548 (98.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- MS16-072 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- 1036100 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- 40219 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3223?
- CVE-2016-3223 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_10, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3223?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3223 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.