Resource exhaustion in Windows Server - CVE-2024-43545
Published: October 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98242
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-2024-43545
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Server. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2024-43545
Install updates from vendor's website.
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, 2016 10.0.14393.7428, 2019 10.0.17763.6414, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1189, 2022 10.0.20348.2762