CVE-2023-36012
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The DHCP Server Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2023-36012) was disclosed in December 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Windows Server versions including Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS base score of 5.3 (Medium) severity (NVD, Microsoft).

Technical details

The vulnerability is related to the DHCP Server Service and could lead to information disclosure. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, indicating that it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges or user interaction, and could result in low-level information disclosure (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized information disclosure in the DHCP Server Service. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality of the system but does not impact integrity or availability (Hacker News).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. System administrators are advised to apply the relevant security patches through Windows Update or by downloading them directly from the Microsoft Update Catalog (Microsoft).

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