Denial of service in Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway)



Published: 2020-08-12
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-1466
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		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: #VU45610

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1466

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway). A remote attacker can use a specially crafted application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows Server: 2012 - 2019

CPE2.3 External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1466


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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