Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Internet Connection Sharing out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Internet Connection Sharing. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-21212. The attack can only be performed from the local network. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Internet Connection Sharing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Denial of Service Vulnerability

The weakness was released 02/11/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-21212. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/28/2025).

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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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.5
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

02/11/2025 🔍
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02/28/2025 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295296
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2025 19:15
Updated: 02/28/2025 17:36
Changes: 02/11/2025 19:15 (9), 02/11/2025 19:16 (26), 02/11/2025 19:19 (34), 02/28/2025 17:36 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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