NULL pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2024-38232
Published: September 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97035
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38232
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 Networking. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38232
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 1607 10.0.14393.7336, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.1742