Denial of service in Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus (VMBus)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-26254 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-822 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Untrusted Pointer Dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU88375
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26254
CWE-ID:
CWE-822 - Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus (VMBus). A remote usercan send a specially crafted request and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWindows: 10 - 11 23H2
Windows Server: 2019 - 2022 23H2
External linkshttp://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26254
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
