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CVE-2023-24913:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-24913) was identified and disclosed in early 2023. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating significant severity. The attack vector is network-based (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L) and no user interaction (UI:N) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on affected systems, potentially gaining high levels of access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system as indicated by the CVSS metrics (C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through the Microsoft Security Update Guide for affected versions of Windows, including Windows 10 (versions 1607 through 22H2), Windows 11 (21H2 and 22H2), and various Windows Server editions (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
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