CVE-2020-16863: Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

Status: Modified - Last modified: 31-12-2023 Published: 16-10-2020

CVE-2020-16863
Vulnerability Scoring

7.5
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Privileges Required: None
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality:
  • Integrity:
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2020-16863 Vulnerability Summary

<p>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.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Service handles connection requests.</p>

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-16863

Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-16863

CVE-2020-16863: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00244

EPSS %

0.64052

References

0.00244

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*

CVSS3 Source

secure@microsoft.com

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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