SB2016110815 - Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published: November 8, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110815
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7237)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference error when parsing SMB packets within Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). A remote authenticated attacker can send specially crafted requests to vulnerable service and cause the target system to become non-responsive.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in denial of service (DoS).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.