CVE-2019-0972

Medium

Description

This security update corrects a denial of service in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) caused when an authenticated attacker sends a specially crafted authentication request. A remote attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service on the target system's LSASS service, which triggers an automatic reboot of the system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way that LSASS handles specially crafted authentication requests.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedJun 12, 2019
First seenJun 12, 2019

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_10No range specified, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903—
microsoft windows_7No range specified—
microsoft windows_8.1No range specified—
microsoft windows_rt_8.1No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_2008No range specified, r2—
microsoft windows_server_2012No range specified, r2—
microsoft windows_server_2016No range specified, 1803, 1903—
microsoft windows_server_2019No range specified—

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