Description
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a DHCP server. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code on the DHCP server.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send a specially crafted packet to a DHCP server.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP servers handle network packets.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 6.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | 6.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 6.0.0 – < publication | publication |