Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2023-24931 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 19% 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.
Windows Secure Channel, the component responsible for implementing TLS and other cryptographic protocols in Windows, is affected by CVE-2023-24931, a denial-of-service vulnerability. The flaw is associated with CWE-125 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting a network-accessible attack that requires no authentication or user interaction and impacts availability while leaving confidentiality and integrity intact.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can send specially crafted network traffic to a vulnerable Windows system and trigger the flaw, resulting in a denial of service that disrupts secure-channel communications without any other privileges or local access.
Microsoft’s Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24931 provides official guidance on available updates and mitigation steps for affected Windows versions.
The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1205 since disclosure, indicating no material increase in observed exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-28919
Vulnerability Data
Windows Secure Channel Denial of Service Vulnerability
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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.
Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover instances of out-of-bounds reads after code is deployed.
Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing out-of-bounds read flaws.
Secure-development practices such as bounds checking and memory-safe languages directly prevent out-of-bounds reads.
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.