Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-30016

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89450

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30016

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Windows Cryptographic Services. A local user can send a specially crafted request to the cryptography provider's vulnerable function, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.4412, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.4412, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20651, 10 1607 10.0.14393.6981, 10 1809 10.0.17763.5820, 11 21H2 10.0.22000.2960, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.3593, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.3593
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27117, 2008 6.0.6003.22668, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.21972, 2012 6.2.9200.24868, 2016 10.0.14393.6981, 2022 10.0.20348.2458, 2022 10.0.20348.2461

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2024-30016

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Cryptographic Services