Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2020-16863
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Service when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the Remote Desktop Service on the target system to stop responding.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Service handles connection requests.</p>
EPSS: 0.058 (92.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 7 — versions 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 — versions 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 — versions 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core Installation) — versions 6.0.0
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16863?
- CVE-2020-16863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16863?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.