Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 DHCP memory corruption

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component DHCP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/09/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-0785. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/09/2019). The advisory points out:

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a DHCP failover server. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could either run arbitrary code on the DHCP failover server or cause the DHCP service to become nonresponsive.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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• Operating System

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• Microsoft

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 9.8
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Class: Memory corruption (CWE-119)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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07/09/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/09/2019 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
07/09/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/09/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-0785 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Created: 07/09/2019 09:39 PM
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