TI-2019-00934 Aliases CVE-2019-1213 GHSA-7j2x-4f39-6gwm

Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH 82CWE-787Published 2019-08-14 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.04246 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft): publicationWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (Microsoft): publication+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.0 to before publication	publication	Patch available	CNA
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	6.0.0 to before publication	publication	Patch available	CNA
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.0 to before publication	publication	Patch available	CNA

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 6.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) VendorMicrosoft Affected 6.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 6.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

Fix · CNA Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
Fix · CNA Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
Fix · CNA Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1213
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j2x-4f39-6gwm

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1213

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Sources

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