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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Msft | — | 2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB4512491)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 for x86-based Systems (KB4512491)2019-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2016, version 1607 (KB4512517)2019-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1607 (KB4512517)2019-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB4512489)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Embedded 8 Standard for x86-based Systems (KB4512482)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems (KB4512491)2019-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1507 (KB4512497)2019-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1709 (KB4512516)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB4512486)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4512486)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x86-based Systems (KB4512486)2019-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1703 (KB4512507)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Embedded 8 Standard for x64-based Systems (KB4512482)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 7 for x86-based Systems (KB4512486)2019-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1803 (KB4512501)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB4512486)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4512489)2019-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (KB4512482)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4512486)2019-08 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 8.1 for x86-based Systems (KB4512489) | Aug 13, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 |
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