CVE-2019-0736 CRITICAL

CVE-2019-0736: Windows DHCP Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows 10 Version 1703
Published August 14, 2019
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows DHCP client when an attacker sends specially crafted DHCP responses to a client. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code on the client machine. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send specially crafted DHCP responses to a client. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DHCP clients handle certain DHCP responses.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2019 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated