Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Message Queuing denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Message Queuing. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-38172. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Message Queuing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Denial of Service Vulnerability

The weakness was presented 08/08/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-38172. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/01/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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

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

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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Patch
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07/12/2023 🔍
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01/01/2025 +511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2023-38172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236528
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2023 20:38
Updated: 01/01/2025 04:02
Changes: 08/08/2023 20:38 (36), 08/08/2023 20:42 (19), 09/01/2023 19:04 (1), 09/01/2023 19:12 (10), 01/01/2025 04:02 (16)
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