Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2025-29971
Published: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109075
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29971
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys). A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2025-29971
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 1607 10.0.14393.8066, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.5335, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.5335, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.3981, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.4061