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Microsoft CVE-2019-1213: Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2019-1213: Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/13/2019
Created
08/14/2019
Added
08/13/2019
Modified
08/22/2019

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.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4512491-08cff48b-50a6-45e0-80f9-1e9c166f5ebd
  • msft-kb4512491-ba106612-9217-4c05-84e3-bf93da04241b
  • msft-kb4512491-d0f0c55e-5ea3-418c-a858-82f582466388

References

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