Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2 WS-Discovery missing special element

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WS-Discovery. Such manipulation leads to improper handling of missing special element. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-38091. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component WS-Discovery. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper handling of missing special element vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-166. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles when an expected special element is missing. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 07/09/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-38091. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/12/2024).

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: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper handling of missing special element
CWE: CWE-166 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

07/09/2024 🔍
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07/12/2024 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270878
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2024 20:43
Updated: 07/12/2024 22:51
Changes: 07/09/2024 20:43 (35), 07/09/2024 20:47 (34), 07/12/2024 22:51 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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