# CVE-2019-0785: Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2019-0785 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by KB4507460, released July 9, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0785
- Priority: Urgent
- CVSS: 9.8 (Critical)
- EPSS: 0.4963
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation Less Likely
- Published: Jul 9, 2019
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0785

## Description

<p>A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a DHCP failover server. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could either run arbitrary code on the DHCP failover server or cause the DHCP service to become nonresponsive.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send a specially crafted packet to a DHCP server. However, the DHCP server must be set to failover mode for the attack to succeed.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP failover servers handle network packets.</p>

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 |  | [KB4507464](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507464.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 |  | [KB4507462](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507462.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4507464](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507464.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4507462](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507462.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 |  | [KB4507457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507457.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 |  | [KB4507448](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507448.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4507457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507457.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4507448](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507448.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.3085 | [KB4507460](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507460.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.3085 | [KB4507460](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507460.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 17763.615 | [KB4507469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507469.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 17763.615 | [KB4507469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507469.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803  (Server Core Installation) | 17134.885 | [KB4507435](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507435.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | 18362.239 | [KB4507453](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4507453.md) | Jul 9, 2019 |

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