Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU88370

NULL pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-26183

Published: April 10, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU88370

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26183

CWE-ID: CWE-476

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 NULL pointer dereference error in Windows Kerberos. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2024-26183

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26183

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