SB2018041030 - Remote denial of service in Windows SNMP Service
Published: April 10, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041030
Severity
Low
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) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0967)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing SNMP traps within the Windows SNMP Service. A remote attacker can send malformed SNMP traps to the affected service and cause the system to stop responding.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.