VDB-182632 · CVE-2021-36961 · GCVE-0-2021-36961

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Installer denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component Installer. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-36961. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/14/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-36961. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 5.5
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

07/19/2021 🔍
09/14/2021 +57 days 🔍
09/14/2021 +0 days 🔍
09/14/2021 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-36961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-182632
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2021 19:34
Updated: 09/17/2021 09:59
Changes: 09/14/2021 19:34 (34), 09/14/2021 19:38 (22), 09/17/2021 09:59 (2)
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