Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2 Telephony Server sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Telephony Server. The manipulation results in sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-26242. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Telephony Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-591. The product stores sensitive data in memory that is not locked, or that has been incorrectly locked, which might cause the memory to be written to swap files on disk by the virtual memory manager. This can make the data more accessible to external actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-26242. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/09/2025).

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: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory
CWE: CWE-591 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

02/15/2024 🔍
04/09/2024 +54 days 🔍
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01/09/2025 +274 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-26242 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-26242
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259992
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2024 19:50
Updated: 01/09/2025 05:00
Changes: 04/09/2024 19:50 (34), 04/09/2024 19:54 (35), 05/15/2024 01:02 (1), 05/15/2024 01:12 (10), 01/09/2025 05:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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