Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-43542

CVE-2024-43542:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Windows Mobile Broadband Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability affects multiple versions of Windows operating systems. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 8, 2024, and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). The affected systems include Windows 10 (versions 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (versions 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2), Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 23H2 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The attack vector is adjacent network, requiring low attack complexity with no privileges or user interaction needed. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) and CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability primarily affects system availability, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The High availability impact rating indicates that the vulnerability could potentially cause a complete denial of service to the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update their systems to the following versions or later: Windows 10 1809 (10.0.17763.6414), Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044.5011), Windows 10 22H2 (10.0.19045.5011), Windows 11 21H2 (10.0.22000.3260), Windows 11 22H2 (10.0.22621.4317), Windows 11 23H2 (10.0.22631.4317), Windows 11 24H2 (10.0.26100.2033), Windows Server 2019 (10.0.17763.6414), and Windows Server 2022 23H2 (10.0.25398.1189) (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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