SB2023041164 - Denial of service in Microsoft Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP)



SB2023041164 - Denial of service in Microsoft Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP)

Published: April 11, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023041164
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28241)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.