SMB: Microsoft Windows LSASS Authenticate Message Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the target system and cause the lsass.exe process to terminate, resulting in a non-responsive system.
Extended Description
Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted request, aka "Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Affected Products
Microsoft windows_server_2016
References
CVE: CVE-2016-7237
Short Name
SMB:MS-WINDOWS-LSASS-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
SMB
Keywords
Authenticate CVE-2016-7237 Denial LSASS Message Microsoft Service Windows of
Release Date
11/25/2016
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3590
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
6.8