SB2019092317 - Denial of service in Microsoft Defender
Published: September 23, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019092317
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1255)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of files within the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into executing it and prevent legitimate accounts from executing legitimate system binaries.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.