CVE-2023-38162 — DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.5

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Denial of Service

Released Sep 12 2023

Last Updated Sep 12 2023

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.10323 — 0.95116 percentile

NVD CVSS 7.5 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

None

INTEGRITY

None

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.5

EPSS Score

0.10323

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.95116 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

4 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows Server 2012 5030278 (Monthly Rollup) 5030279 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5029295 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.24462 Yes None Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 5030278 (Monthly Rollup) 5030279 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5029295 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.24462 Yes None Windows Server 2012 R2 5030269 (Monthly Rollup) 5030287 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5029312 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.21563 Yes None Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 5030269 (Monthly Rollup) 5030287 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5029312 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.21563 Yes None Windows Server 2016	`5030213 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5030213 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5030214 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5030214 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes

Patches

2 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5030213`	Security Update	Yes
`5030214`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

LIU An, WANG Zimeng State Grid Information & Telecommunication Co.,Ltd.

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD