CVE-2018-8335

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2016 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description A denial of service issue exists in the Microsoft Server Block Message (SMB) due to insufficient input validation. This allows an attacker to send specially crafted requests to the server, potentially causing a denial of service. The issue can be exploited by a remote attacker using specially formed SMB requests to the server.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2012 R2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows RT 8.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2012, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2016, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 8.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 10, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 10 Servers, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the SMB protocol until a patch is available.