CVE-2019-1187

moderate-risk
Published 2019-08-14

A denial of service vulnerability exists when the XmlLite runtime (XmlLite.dll) improperly parses XML input. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against an XML application. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to an XML application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the XmlLite runtime parses XML input.

Do I need to act?

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2.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (19)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1187
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1187
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate