Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 HTTP/2 HTTP.sys resource consumption
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library HTTP.sys of the component HTTP2 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The weakness was shared 08/13/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9512 since 03/01/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/23/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the HTTP/2 protocol stack (HTTP.sys) when HTTP.sys improperly parses specially crafted HTTP/2 requests. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could create a denial of service condition, causing the target system to become unresponsive.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entries 139968, 139970, 139971 and 139972 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
03/01/2019 🔍08/13/2019 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: RHSA-2019:2594
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-9512 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 08/14/2019 13:51Updated: 11/23/2023 17:50
Changes: 08/14/2019 13:51 (71), 07/27/2020 12:17 (2), 11/23/2023 17:41 (5), 11/23/2023 17:50 (10)
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