First published: Tue Mar 05 2019(Updated: )
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a DHCP server, aka 'Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 10 | ||
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1607 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1703 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1709 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1803 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1809 | |
Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
Microsoft Windows RT | ||
Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server | ||
Microsoft Windows Server | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1709 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1803 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
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CVE-2019-0626 has a critical severity rating as it allows for remote code execution through a memory corruption vulnerability in the Windows DHCP service.
To fix CVE-2019-0626, apply the appropriate security updates released by Microsoft for affected Windows versions.
CVE-2019-0626 affects multiple Windows versions, including Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2019.
Yes, CVE-2019-0626 can be exploited remotely by an attacker sending specially crafted packets to a vulnerable DHCP server.
Microsoft recommends applying the security patch, but may provide temporary mitigations that limit exposure to the vulnerability.