CVE-2022-35832
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Windows Event Tracing Denial of Service Vulnerability was identified and assigned CVE-2022-35832. The vulnerability was discovered and initially recorded on July 13, 2022, with Microsoft Corporation being the assigning CNA. The vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10 (multiple versions including 1607, 1809, 20H2, 21H1, 21H2) and Windows 11 (ARM64 and x64 versions) (MITRE CVE, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assessed with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and while it doesn't impact confidentiality or integrity, it has a high impact on availability (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability specifically affects the Windows Event Tracing system and can result in a denial of service condition. This means that successful exploitation could lead to system unavailability, particularly impacting the event tracing functionality (MITRE CVE).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the appropriate patches through Windows Update or Microsoft's update mechanisms (Microsoft Security).

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