Denial of service in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-1453 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU23490
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1453
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the affected system and perform a denial of service attack.
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Vulnerable software versionsWindows: 7 - 10 1903
Windows Server: 2008 R2 - 2019 1903
External linkshttp://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1453
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
