VDB-259967 · CVE-2024-26215 · GCVE-0-2024-26215

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 up to Server 2022 DHCP Server resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DHCP Server. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-26215. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component DHCP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-26215. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/09/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

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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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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.5
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

02/15/2024 🔍
04/09/2024 +54 days 🔍
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04/24/2025 +379 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-26215 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-26215
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259967
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2024 19:36
Updated: 04/24/2025 08:32
Changes: 04/09/2024 19:36 (13), 04/09/2024 19:37 (22), 04/09/2024 19:40 (34), 05/14/2024 17:22 (1), 05/14/2024 17:30 (10), 01/09/2025 04:54 (2), 04/24/2025 08:32 (2)
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