CVE ID | CVE-2023-24949 |
CVSS SCORE | 6.5, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
AFFECTED VENDORS |
Microsoft |
AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Windows |
VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of relocation tables in PE files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow when performing a bounds check before reading from memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a persistent denial-of-service condition on the system. |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24949 |
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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CREDIT | Anonymous |