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CVE-2023-38184:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-38184 is a Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that was discovered and disclosed in 2023. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server versions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as a Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability (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 targeted system (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across affected systems. Users are advised to apply the relevant security patches, including KB5029259 for Windows 10 1507, KB5029242 for Windows 10 1607, KB5029247 for Windows 10 1809, and various other updates for different Windows versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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