CVE-2016-0044
Sync Framework in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows remote...
Sync Framework in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SyncShareSvc service outage) via crafted "change batch" data, aka "Windows DLL Loading Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sync Framework in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SyncShareSvc service outage) via crafted "change batch" data, aka "Windows DLL Loading Denial of Service Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0044- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sync Framework in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SyncShareSvc service outage) via crafted "change batch" data, aka "Windows DLL Loading Denial of Service Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0082 No score
Sync Framework in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SyncShareSvc service outage) via crafted "change batch" data, aka "Windows DLL Loading Denial of Service Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2016-0082- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwpw-2pjx-j868
Sync Framework in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows remote...
Sync Framework in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SyncShareSvc service outage) via crafted "change batch" data, aka "Windows DLL Loading Denial of Service Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-jwpw-2pjx-j868- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0044 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, published February 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.