Improper input validation in Windows - #VU12286

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12286

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Microsoft

Affected software:
Windows

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in Microsoft Windows while parsing a specially crafted NTFS image. A local attacker can open a specially crafted NTFS image and cause the service to crash.

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

• https://github.com/mtivadar/windows10_ntfs_crash_dos