Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Driver

Published: 2021-04-13

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-28439 CVE-2021-28319
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 information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU52117

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-2021-28439

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 the Windows TCP/IP Driver. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 7 - 10 2004

Windows Server: 2008 - 2019 2004

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28439

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.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU52118