CVE-2018-8175 Denial of service in Windows 10
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows by exploiting a flaw in the WebDAV Mini-Redirector driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8175?
CVE-2018-8175 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows NT WEBDAV Minirdr attempts to query a WEBDAV directory, aka "WEBDAV Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8175?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 1803, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8175?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8175 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-2018-8175 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8175 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-593c-7qjj-6qgg.