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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-27473
CVE-2025-27473:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-27473 was discovered in Windows HTTP.sys, which involves uncontrolled resource consumption. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 8, 2025, and was assigned by Microsoft Corporation. This security flaw affects Windows systems running HTTP.sys service (NVD, CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). According to the CVSS 3.1 scoring system, it has received a base score of 7.5 (HIGH), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges or user interaction, and can cause high availability impact (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to perform a denial of service attack over a network, potentially disrupting the availability of affected Windows systems running HTTP.sys (NVD).
Additional resources
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