CVE - CVE-2020-16927

CVE-ID
CVE-2020-16927	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the RDP service on the target system to stop responding.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RDP handles connection requests.</p>
References
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MISC:https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16927 URL:https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16927
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20200804	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20200804)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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