CVE-2019-1233 Denial of service in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Exchange Server by exploiting improper memory object handling.

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-2019-1233?

CVE-2019-1233 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 11 Sep 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 Microsoft Exchange Server software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Exchange Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1233?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Exchange Server.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1233?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1233 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-2019-1233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4q39-66fh-68hr.

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