PT-2018-1281 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+2

Benjamin Kearns · Published 2018-04-10 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-0956

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description The issue is related to the implementation of the HTTP 2.0 protocol in the HTTP.sys driver of Windows operating systems, which is associated with insufficient input validation. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted HTTP packet to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2016, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 10, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 10 Servers, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00757

CVE-2018-0956

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Server 2016

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0956 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0956 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0956 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00757 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0956 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-0956 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103650 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040661 · Note