Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Package Library Manager protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Package Library Manager. This manipulation causes protection mechanism. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-38203. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Package Library Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Windows Package Library Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The weakness was disclosed 11/12/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-38203. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/18/2024).

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: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.9
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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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

11/12/2024 🔍
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11/18/2024 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38203 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284137
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2024 19:32
Updated: 11/18/2024 19:31
Changes: 11/12/2024 19:32 (33), 11/12/2024 19:35 (5), 11/12/2024 19:36 (31), 11/18/2024 19:31 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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