Denial of service via DirectX graphics kernel file
Published Dec 15, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows releases allows attackers to cause service interruption via a crafted DirectX graphics kernel file. The precise file-processing operation that causes the kernel failure has not been publicly disclosed by Microsoft. Exploitation requires delivery of the malicious file to an affected Windows system; the documented impact is denial of service without reported confidentiality or integrity loss.
Summary
What happened
Denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows releases allows attackers to cause service interruption via a crafted DirectX graphics kernel file. The precise file-processing operation that causes the kernel failure has not been publicly disclosed by Microsoft. Exploitation requires delivery of the malicious file to an affected Windows system; the documented impact is denial of service without reported confidentiality or integrity loss.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-43219
- Published
- Dec 15, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- T1499
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 15, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.2366
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