Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2019-0736

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.040 (89.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0736?
CVE-2019-0736 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-0736?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.