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Microsoft Windows RPCSS Multi-thread Race Condition Vulnerability

It has been reported that a variant attack in the RPCSS service of Microsoft Windows exists. Because of this, it may be possible for an attacker to mount denial of service attacks and execute arbitrary code on the affected system. The source of the issue is reportedly a multi-thread race condition that occurs when handling a large number of RPC request.

It has been confirmed by the vendor that this issue may be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. This may allow an attacker to gain control of the affected system.







 

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