Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU84118

Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-35642

Published: December 12, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU84118

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35642

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

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 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). A remote attacker on the local network 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-2023-35642

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35642

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