VDB-217825 · CVE-2023-21677 · EUVD-2023-25844

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Internet Key Exchange denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Internet Key Exchange. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-21677. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Internet Key Exchange. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was published 01/10/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-21677. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25844). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.5
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/13/2022 🔍
01/10/2023 +28 days 🔍
01/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2025 +986 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21677 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21677
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217825
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2023 21:14
Updated: 09/22/2025 15:27
Changes: 01/10/2023 21:14 (17), 01/10/2023 21:15 (19), 01/10/2023 21:18 (19), 01/31/2023 14:02 (2), 01/31/2023 14:09 (10), 09/22/2025 15:27 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.