Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-43515

Vulnerability identifier: #VU98216

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-2024-43515

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI). A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.5011, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20796, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7428, 10 1809 10.0.17763.6414, 11 21H2 10.0.22000.3260, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.4317, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.4317, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.2033
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27366, 2008 6.0.6003.22918, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22221, 2012 6.2.9200.25118, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1189, 2022 10.0.20348.2762

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2024-43515

• Denial of service in Microsoft Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)