CVE-2017-8673 Denial of service in Windows RDP
An attacker can cause a denial of service on Windows systems by sending specially crafted requests to the Remote Desktop Protocol service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8673?
CVE-2017-8673 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 8 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to connect to a target system using RDP and send specially crafted requests, aka "Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8673?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8673?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-8673 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8673 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5jcr-xqgq-7779.