CVE-2019-0811 Denial of service in Windows Server

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows DNS Server by sending specially crafted DNS queries.

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-2019-0811?

CVE-2019-0811 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, published on 15 Jul 2019. 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 Windows DNS Server when it fails to properly handle DNS queries, aka 'Windows DNS Server Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Weakness: CWE-19

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0811?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0811?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0811 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-2019-0811 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0811 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows Server 2012 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qpx8-xxq5-mg9r.

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