Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU98279

Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-43553

Published: October 9, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU98279

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43553

CWE-ID: CWE-822

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Microsoft

Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference in NT OS Kernel. A local attacker can gain Kernel Memory Access.

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