Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-35337

CVE-2023-35337:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-35337) was identified in Microsoft Windows systems. The vulnerability was initially disclosed on June 14, 2023, affecting multiple versions of Windows including Windows 10 (21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (21H2, 22H2), and Windows Server 2022 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). The attack vector is local (AV:L), requiring low attack complexity (AC:L) and low privileges (PR:L), with no user interaction (UI:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U), and the impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).

Impact

This elevation of privilege vulnerability in Win32k could allow an attacker to gain higher privileges on affected systems. The high CVSS score indicates significant potential impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability if successfully exploited (Microsoft Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Affected systems should be updated to the following versions: Windows 10 21H2 to version 10.0.19041.3208, Windows 10 22H2 to version 10.0.19045.3208, Windows 11 21H2 to version 10.0.22000.2176, Windows 11 22H2 to version 10.0.22621.1992, and the latest update for Windows Server 2022 (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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