Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-38178
Published: August 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95829
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38178
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted webpage in Microsoft Edge in Internet Explorer mode, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38178
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.4780, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.4529, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.4780, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20751, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7259, 10 1809 10.0.17763.6189, 11 21H2 10.0.22000.3147, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.4037, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.4037
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22134, 2016 10.0.14393.7259, 2019 10.0.17763.6189, 2022 10.0.20348.2655
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22134, 2016 10.0.14393.7259, 2019 10.0.17763.6189, 2022 10.0.20348.2655