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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-29360
CVE-2023-29360:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-29360 is a Microsoft Streaming Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that affects various versions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability was initially reported in April 2023 and was later added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on February 29, 2024 (NIST NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. It has been classified as CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference) by Microsoft Corporation (NIST NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges to SYSTEM level access on affected systems, potentially enabling complete system compromise with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Organizations are advised to apply the available patches or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. The patches are available through Microsoft's standard update channels (NIST NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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