PT-2019-3555 · Microsoft · Windows

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2019-10-08 · Updated 2026-03-01 · CVE-2019-1317

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description A denial of service issue exists due to improper handling of hard links by Windows. This can be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability is related to errors in handling symbolic links, which can allow an attacker to disrupt the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-03732

CVE-2019-1317

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1317 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03732 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1317 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1317 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1317 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1317 · Vendor Advisory