CVE-2020-16927
published 2020-10-16CVE-2020-16927: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted…
PriorityP344high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
5.92%
92.4th percentile
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 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 RDP service on the target system to stop responding.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RDP handles connection requests.
Affected
43 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1507 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1607 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1709 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1709_for_32-bit_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1803 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_x64-based_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1909 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_2004 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | >= 6.3.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012_r2 | >= 6.3.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.8HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-c483-26fv-jphv: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-16927 [HIGH] GHSA-c483-26fv-jphv: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests, aka 'Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
Microsoft
Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-10-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2020-16927 [HIGH] Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 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 RDP service on the target system to stop responding.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RDP handles connection requests.
Windows RDP: Windows RDP
Issuing CNA: Microsoft
Impact: Denial of Service
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2020-10-16
Published