Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 NDIS ndis.sys memory corruption

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects a part in the library ndis.sys of the component NDIS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/14/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-0707. The attack may be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/14/2019). The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) when ndis.sys fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it.

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

The issues 134698 and 134700 are related to this entry.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
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Class: Memory corruption (CWE-119)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: ?Recommended: Patch
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Exposure Time: ?05/14/2019 Advisory disclosed
05/14/2019 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
05/14/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/14/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-0707 (?)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 05/14/2019 09:20 PM
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