Microsoft Windows 11 22H2/11 23H2/Server 2022 23H2 DNS Client denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows 11 22H2/11 23H2/Server 2022 23H2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DNS Client. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-21342. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows 11 22H2/11 23H2/Server 2022 23H2 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component DNS Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was published 02/13/2024 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-21342. 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 03/04/2024). 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.

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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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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12/08/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2024-21342 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-253605

Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2024 19:35
Updated: 03/04/2024 11:39
Changes: 02/13/2024 19:35 (36), 02/13/2024 19:38 (19), 03/04/2024 11:31 (1), 03/04/2024 11:39 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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