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CVE-2024-38152:
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Overview
Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38152) is a security flaw affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. The vulnerability was disclosed on August 13, 2024, and affects various Windows versions including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server installations (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve high levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts on the target system, as indicated by the CVSS metrics showing High (H) ratings for all impact metrics (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The patches are available for multiple affected versions including Windows 10 (versions 1507 through 22H2), Windows 11 (versions 21H2 through 24H2), and various Windows Server versions (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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