CVE-2019-1255 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-1255

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Defender improperly...

Vulnerability Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Defender improperly handles files, aka 'Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection, Windows Defender on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (Server Core installation), Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems (Server Core installation), Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Defender on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems, Windows Defender on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Defender on Windows RT 8.1, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows Defender on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2016, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation), Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2019, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation), Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems, Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified, 2012 Endpoint Protection, Endpoint Protection, 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection, 2010, Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2

Timeline

Official Publish: September 23rd, 2019
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.