Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU66290

Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-34701

Published: August 9, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66290

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34701

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP). A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2022-34701

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-34701

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