#VU20200 Resource exhaustion in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-9512

Vulnerability identifier: #VU20200

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9512

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Windows
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Windows Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input when processing HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP packets to the affected system trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 10 1607 10.0.14393.10, 10 1703 10.0.15063.138, 10 1709 10.0.16299.19, 10 1803 10.0.17134.48, 10 1809 10.0.17763.1, 10 1903 10.0.18362.116, 10

Windows Server: 2016 10.0.14393.10, 2019 10.0.17763.1 - 2019 1903

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External links
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-9518

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.