Denial of service in Microsoft Remote Procedure Call Runtime



Published: 2023-01-10
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-21525
CWE-ID CWE-362
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Windows Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU71004

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21525

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Remote Procedure Call Runtime. A remote user can exploit the race and cause a denial of service condition on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 7 - 11 22H2

Windows Server: 2008 - 2022

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-21525


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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