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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-1213

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a DHCP server.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.25%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a DHCP server. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code on the DHCP server. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send a specially crafted packet to a DHCP server. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP servers handle network packets.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.25% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
microsoft/windows server 2008
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.