Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
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. 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.042 (90.2th 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
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 — versions 6.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 — versions 6.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core Installation) — versions 6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1213?
- CVE-2019-1213 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1213?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.