Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2 Print Spooler untrusted pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Print Spooler. Such manipulation leads to untrusted pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-43529. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Print Spooler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-822. The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/08/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-43529. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 10/17/2024).

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: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.3
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Class: Untrusted pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-822
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/08/2024 🔍
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03/08/2025 +150 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-43529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279704
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2024 20:10
Updated: 03/08/2025 02:40
Changes: 10/08/2024 20:10 (35), 10/08/2024 20:14 (34), 10/17/2024 08:48 (11), 03/08/2025 02:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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