SB2018043001 - Denial of service in Microsoft Windows



SB2018043001 - Denial of service in Microsoft Windows

Published: April 30, 2018 Updated: May 1, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018043001
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in Microsoft Windows while parsing a specially crafted NTFS image. A local attacker can open a specially crafted NTFS image and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.