Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU86479

Spoofing attack in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-21406

Published: February 13, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86479

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21406

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in the Windows Printing Service. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to a target server utilizing the HTTP Protocol Stack (http.sys) to process packets.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2024-21406

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21406

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