CVE-2020-1194 Denial of service in Windows
Attackers can cause a denial of service by exploiting improper handling of filesystem operations in the Windows Registry.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1194?
CVE-2020-1194 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Registry improperly handles filesystem operations, aka 'Windows Registry Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1194?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1194 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-2020-1194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4f58-95gf-jhxr.