CVE-2019-1212 CRITICAL

CVE-2019-1212: Windows DHCP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows 10 Version 1803
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 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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