CVE-2019-1317 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

73%

Complexity

20%

Confidentiality

78%

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links, aka 'Microsoft Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links, aka 'Microsoft Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 5 years ago

2019-10-10 14:15:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-11 12:40:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 10 1703

1703

Microsoft Windows 10 1709

1709

Microsoft Windows 10 1803

1803

Microsoft Windows 10 1809

1809

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803

1803

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1317

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