Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-24867 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 30% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver contains a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-24867. The flaw is rated 8.8 under CVSS 3.1 with an attack vector of network, low complexity, low privileges required, and no user interaction needed, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is associated with CWE-122 and affects the indicated Microsoft printer driver components.
An attacker with low-privileged network access can exploit the issue to execute arbitrary code on affected systems without user interaction, potentially leading to full compromise of the target host.
Microsoft has published guidance for the vulnerability in its security update guide at the referenced MSRC URL, which includes details on available patches and mitigation steps for affected printer drivers. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1322 with no material increase observed since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-28857
Vulnerability Data
Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover heap-overflow flaws but does not prevent their introduction in code.
Timely patching removes known heap-overflow instances after they exist.
Secure-development practices directly require bounds checking and safe memory handling that prevent heap overflows.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.