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CVE-2024-38032:
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Overview
Microsoft Xbox Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38032) was disclosed on July 9, 2024. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows systems including Windows 10 (21H2, 22H2) and Windows 11 (21H2, 22H2, 23H2) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) and Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating adjacent network attack vector with high attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through KB5040427 for Windows 10, KB5040431 for Windows 11 21H2, and KB5040442 for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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