Resource exhaustion in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-29957

 

Resource exhaustion in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-29957

Published: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109118
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29957
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in Windows Deployment Services. A local attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-29957

Install updates from vendor's website.

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