CVE-2019-0736

critical

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows DHCP client when an attacker sends specially crafted DHCP responses to a client. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code on the client machine. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send specially crafted DHCP responses to a client. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DHCP clients handle certain DHCP responses.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/tenable-roundup-for-microsoft-s-august-2019-patch-tuesday-dejablue

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0736

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-08-14

Updated: 2024-05-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical