CVE-2019-1292 Denial of service in Windows
Windows improperly handles memory objects, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service condition.
- 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-2019-1292?
CVE-2019-1292 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Sep 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, aka 'Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1292?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1292?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1292 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-2019-1292 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1292 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqj2-3q62-4vw3.