Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU67272

Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-30196

Published: September 13, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU67272

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30196

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 Channel. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or disclose a single byte of kernel memory.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2022-30196

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-30196

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