CVE-2023-28231CriticalCVSS 8.8

DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
April 11, 2023
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2023-28231 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is adjacent (AV:A). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that an attacker will need to first gain access to the restricted network before running an attack.

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An unauthenticated attacker could leverage a specially crafted call to the DHCP service to exploit this vulnerability.

🎯 Affected products16

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5025229 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.4252 KB5025230 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.1668 KB5025228 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.5850 KB5025271 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22015 KB5025273 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22015 KB5025279 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26466 KB5025277 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26466 KB5025287 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24216 KB5025272 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24216 KB5025285 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20919 KB5025288 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20919

🔗 References (18)