CVE-2018-0753 Denial of service in Windows
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows via improper memory handling in IPSec, affecting system availability.
- 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-2018-0753?
CVE-2018-0753 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 4 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allow a denial of service vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows IPSec Denial of Service Vulnerability".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0753?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0753?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0753 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-2018-0753 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0753 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6rp-2p2q-64r6.