CVE-2020-16863 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-16863 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 16/10/2020 | CVE Updated: 01/10/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: microsoft | Vendor: Microsoft | Product: Windows 7
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-16863 Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Service when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the Remote Desktop Service on the target system to stop responding.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Service.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Service handles connection requests.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Denial of Service
Source: Microsoft

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).