CVE-2021-36961 Windows Installer Denial of Service Vulnerability
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Windows Installer, affecting multiple Windows versions and requiring a security patch.
- 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-2021-36961?
CVE-2021-36961 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Installer Denial of Service Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36961?
It affects 9 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 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36961 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-2021-36961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6h4f-mm25-xxf7.