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CVE-2019-1212

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-08-14
  • WeaknessCWE-787

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Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when processing specially crafted packets. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the DHCP server service to stop responding. To exploit the vulnerability, a remote unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted packet to an affected DHCP server. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP servers handle network packets.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-08-1421:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-1212?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-1212?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft windows 10
BranchAffectedFixed in
1607.x= 1607no fix published
1709.x= 1709no fix published
1803.x= 1803no fix published
1809.x= 1809no fix published
1903.x= 1903no fix published
Microsoft windows server 2016
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
1803.x= 1803no fix published
1903.x= 1903no fix published
Microsoft windows server 2008
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
—= r2no fix published

5 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-06-12
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score6.7 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-08-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1212?

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when processing specially crafted packets. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the DHCP server service to stop responding. To exploit the vulnerability, a remote unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted packet to an affected DHCP server. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DHCP servers handle network packets.

Is CVE-2019-1212 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2019-1212, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-1212?

CVE-2019-1212 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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