Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-38076

CVE-2024-38076:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-38076 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service. The vulnerability was initially disclosed on July 9, 2024, and affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows Server, including Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 (MITRE CVE, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been classified with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction. Microsoft has identified this as a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) (NVD).

Impact

This critical vulnerability allows for complete compromise of the affected systems, potentially enabling attackers to achieve high levels of confidentiality breach, integrity compromise, and availability disruption. The CVSS score of 9.8 indicates severe potential consequences if successfully exploited (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Patches are available for Windows Server 2016 (KB5040434), Windows Server 2019 (KB5040430), Windows Server 2022 (KB5040437), and Windows Server 2022 23H2 (KB5040438) (Rapid7).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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