Microsoft Windows 10 Update Assistant denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows 10 Update Assistant. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-43211. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 10 Update Assistant (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 11/16/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-43211. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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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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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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/02/2021 🔍
11/16/2021 +14 days 🔍
11/16/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +7 days 🔍
11/27/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2021-43211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-43211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-187177

Entryinfo

Created: 11/24/2021 08:04
Updated: 11/27/2021 11:01
Changes: 11/24/2021 08:04 (23), 11/24/2021 08:05 (10), 11/24/2021 08:08 (11), 11/24/2021 08:09 (7), 11/24/2021 08:10 (4), 11/27/2021 11:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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