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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8673: Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8673: Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/08/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/08/2017
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to connect to a target system using RDP and send specially crafted requests, aka "Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4034674

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