Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Virtual Hard Disk sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows 11 22H2/11 23H2/11 24H2/Server 2022 23H2/Server 2025. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Virtual Hard Disk. The manipulation leads to sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-38264. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 11 22H2/11 23H2/11 24H2/Server 2022 23H2/Server 2025. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Virtual Hard Disk. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) Denial of Service Vulnerability

The weakness was released 11/12/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-38264. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 11/20/2024).

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: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 5.9
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Class: Sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory
CWE: CWE-591 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/12/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284111

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2024 19:17
Updated: 11/20/2024 08:31
Changes: 11/12/2024 19:17 (26), 11/12/2024 19:18 (9), 11/12/2024 19:21 (34), 11/20/2024 08:31 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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