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MS16-049: Security Update for HTTP.sys (3148795)

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MS16-049: Security Update for HTTP.sys (3148795)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
04/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/12/2016
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the HTTP 2.0 protocol stack (HTTP.sys) when HTTP.sys improperly parses specially crafted HTTP 2.0 requests. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could create a denial of service condition, causing the target system to become unresponsive.

Solution(s)

  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-037-1f7b2d51-98a1-4240-a636-8096fa0308c3
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-037-34515df7-3d11-4fa9-98ad-77c6f0dafc2a
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-037-45da2895-fcf0-4175-a533-e0fda3dbc081
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-037-4d0814f6-9f22-43aa-b23c-f6243b1e1f4a

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