VDB-312052 · CVE-2024-1244 · GCVE-0-2024-1244

OSSEC HIDS Agent up to 3.7.x on Windows certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OSSEC HIDS Agent up to 3.7.x on Windows. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to certificate validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-1244. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OSSEC HIDS Agent up to 3.7.x on Windows and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper input validation in the OSSEC HIDS agent for Windows prior to version 3.8.0 allows an attacker in with control over the OSSEC server or in possession of the agent's key to configure the agent to connect to a malicious UNC path. This results in the leakage of the machine account NetNTLMv2 hash, which can be relayed for remote code execution or used to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via AD CS certificate forging and other similar attacks.

The weakness was disclosed by Rilke Petrosky. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-1244 since 02/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1587.003.

Upgrading to version 3.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

OSSEC

Name

HIDS Agent

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HIDS Agent 3.8.0

Timelineinfo

02/06/2024 🔍
06/11/2025 +490 days 🔍
06/11/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/11/2025 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Researcher: Rilke Petrosky
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-1244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312052

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2025 07:06
Changes: 06/11/2025 07:06 (67)
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Cache ID: 216::103