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CVE-2022-35769:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Windows Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2022-35769) was disclosed on August 9, 2022. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions. The vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2022-35747 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating that it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges or user interaction, and can result in high availability impact (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability primarily affects system availability, potentially allowing attackers to cause a denial of service condition in the Windows Point-to-Point Protocol implementation (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5016616, KB5016622, KB5016623, KB5016627, KB5016629, and KB5016639 for different Windows versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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