Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-16863Windows Remote Desktop Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Windows 7 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.8% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Service 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 Remote Desktop Service on the target system to stop responding.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Service handles connection requests.</p>
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | 6.1.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | 6.1.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | 6.1.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | 6.0.0 – before publication |