CVE-2018-8335 Denial of service in Windows 10
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Windows SMB by sending specially crafted requests, affecting multiple Windows versions.
- 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-2018-8335?
CVE-2018-8335 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 13 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Server Block Message (SMB) when an attacker sends specially crafted requests to the server, aka "Windows SMB Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8335?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8335?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8335 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-2018-8335 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8335 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3fj-9mg7-89j7.