Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2 Secure Boot stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Secure Boot. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-28898. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Secure Boot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). 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). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-28898. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/09/2024).

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: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/13/2024 🔍
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04/07/2025 +363 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28898 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-260007
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2024 19:59
Updated: 04/07/2025 09:42
Changes: 04/09/2024 19:59 (29), 04/09/2024 20:00 (5), 04/09/2024 20:03 (35), 05/15/2024 05:20 (1), 05/15/2024 05:29 (10), 04/07/2025 09:42 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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