Memory corruption in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-0753
Published: January 3, 2018 / Updated: January 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9841
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2018-0753
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
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 within Windows IPSec implementation when processing specially crafted network packets. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to the affected system, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists within Windows IPSec implementation when processing specially crafted network packets. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to the affected system, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0753
Install updates from vendor's website.