Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU83106

Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-36397

Published: November 14, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83106

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36397

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2023-36397

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36397

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