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CVE-2023-21677:
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Overview
Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Extension Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21677) was disclosed on December 13, 2022, and affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. This vulnerability is unique from CVE-2023-21683 and CVE-2023-21758 (MITRE, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as a Denial of Service vulnerability related to Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Extension. The vulnerability has been associated with CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability can be exploited to cause a Denial of Service condition in affected systems, potentially disrupting network services that rely on the Internet Key Exchange protocol. The attack requires no user interaction and can be executed remotely with no privileges required (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Affected users should apply the appropriate patches (KB5022282, KB5022286, KB5022287, KB5022289, KB5022291, KB5022297, KB5022303, KB5022343, KB5022346) for their specific Windows version (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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