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CVE-2024-21353:
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Overview
Microsoft WDAC ODBC Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21353) is a security flaw discovered in December 2023 and publicly disclosed on February 13, 2024. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2 and related WDAC ODBC Driver components (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. It is classified as a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) according to Microsoft's assessment (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fix is included in the KB5034769 update for Windows Server 2022 23H2. Organizations are advised to apply the security update to mitigate the risk (Rapid7).
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