Buffer overflow in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1212
Published: August 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20203
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1212
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error the Windows Server DHCP service when processing DHCP packets. A remote attacker can create specially crafted DHCP packets to the affected service, trigger memory corruption and perform denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1212
Install updates from vendor's website.