# CVE-2019-1223: Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability

> An attacker can cause the Remote Desktop Protocol service to stop responding by sending specially crafted requests, requiring a security patch.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qxww-2h29-62jj

## What is CVE-2019-1223?

CVE-2019-1223 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Aug 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 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the RDP service on the target system to stop responding.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RDP handles connection requests.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1223?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10

- [CVE-2015-2426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2426/): Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-1769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1769/): Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation (medium 6.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-1467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1467/): Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-26424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26424/): Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-28476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28476/): Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1223 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1223 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 10. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1223/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1223/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1223
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1223
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1223

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1223/
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