Buffer overflow in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0736

 

Buffer overflow in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0736

Published: August 13, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20236
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0736
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing DHCP responses within Windows DHCP client. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DHCP response to the affected system, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-0736

Install updates from vendor's website.

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