CVE-2020-1031

Windows DHCP Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Sep 11, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Server DHCP service improperly discloses the contents of its memory.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted packet to an affected DHCP server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP servers initializes memory.</p>

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Description <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Server DHCP service improperly discloses the contents of its memory.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted packet to an affected DHCP server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP servers initializes memory.</p> <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Server DHCP service improperly discloses the contents of its memory.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted packet to an affected DHCP server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP servers initializes memory.</p>