Critical severity · published Aug 14, 2019
CVE-2019-1212
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when processing specially crafted packets
9.8
CVSS
6.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when processing specially crafted packets. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the DHCP server service to stop responding.
To exploit the vulnerability, a remote unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted packet to an affected DHCP server.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP servers handle network packets.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.7% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
1607; 1709; 1803; 1809; 1903 · source: NVD
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W8
Windows 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WR
Windows RT 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft
r2; r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
1803; 1903 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2019 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1212
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1212
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1212
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