CVE-2019-0716 Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability
An attacker with local access can cause a Windows system to stop responding by running a specially crafted application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-0716?
CVE-2019-0716 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Aug 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to cause a target system to stop responding. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0716?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0716 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-2019-0716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7j76-3f62-vcf8.