CVE-2019-1343 Denial of service in Windows
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows by exploiting improper memory object handling, affecting system availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1343?
CVE-2019-1343 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 10 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1346, CVE-2019-1347.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1343?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1343?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1343 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-2019-1343 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-1343 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mg6w-cj2x-52x8.