Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-24911

Memory Safety in Microsoft Windows 10 1809 ≤ 10.0.17763.4131

Published
14 March 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 4.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.011 64th percentile
Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-24911 is a medium-severity Wrap or Wraparound (CWE-191) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 36% 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.

CVE-2023-24911 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver, published on March 14, 2023. It received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and low privileges required, with the weakness catalogued under CWE-191.

An authenticated attacker with network access can exploit the flaw to obtain limited sensitive information from the affected printer driver component without requiring user interaction or impacting integrity or availability.

Microsoft's advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24911 addresses the issue and supplies guidance on available updates. The associated EPSS score has remained low and essentially flat, with a current value of 0.0554 against a recorded peak of 0.0567.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.5786 · ≤ 10.0.14393.5786
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.4131 · ≤ 10.0.17763.4131 · ≤ 10.0.17763.4131
microsoft
windows 10 20h2
≤ 10.0.19042.2728 · ≤ 10.0.19042.2728 · ≤ 10.0.19042.2728
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.2728 · ≤ 10.0.19044.2728 · ≤ 10.0.19044.2728
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.2728 · ≤ 10.0.19045.2728 · ≤ 10.0.19045.2728
microsoft
windows 11 21h2
≤ 10.0.22000.1696 · ≤ 10.0.22000.1696
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22000.1413 · ≤ 10.0.22000.1413
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2016
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2019
all versions
+1 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

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.

PR.PS-06 full match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent integer underflow defects via input validation, bounds checking, and static analysis.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and code analysis can surface underflow flaws after they are introduced.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching can remediate known underflow bugs once they are discovered in deployed software.

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.

finds

Security testing in development catches integer underflow defects before release.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and arithmetic checks that prevent integer underflow.

prevents

Application security requirements include bounds checking and safe arithmetic to avoid underflow conditions.

prevents

Secure architecture principles require defensive coding patterns that mitigate integer wraparound risks.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly prescribe safe integer handling and overflow/underflow prevention.

References