Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2 Smart Card Reader uninitialized resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Smart Card Reader. This manipulation causes uninitialized resource. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-21312. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Smart Card Reader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-908. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-21312. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 2.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized resource
CWE: CWE-908
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-291757
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2025 20:01
Updated: 01/25/2025 10:27
Changes: 01/14/2025 20:01 (35), 01/14/2025 20:04 (34), 01/25/2025 10:27 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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