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-2023-24942 is a high-severity Buffer Over-read (CWE-126) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Protocol or Service Impersonation (T1001.003); ranked in the top 21% 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.
The vulnerability CVE-2023-24942 is a Remote Procedure Call Runtime Denial of Service issue affecting the Remote Procedure Call component. It is rated 7.5 under CVSS 3.1 with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H and is associated with CWE-126.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger the flaw over the network to produce a denial-of-service condition that impairs availability while leaving confidentiality and integrity unaffected.
The listed references direct practitioners to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for patch availability and mitigation guidance. The EPSS score has remained flat at its recorded peak of 0.1372.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-28929
Vulnerability Data
Remote Procedure Call Runtime Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
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Affected Assets
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 identification processes can discover buffer over-read flaws via scanning or review.
Patching or replacing vulnerable software removes known instances of buffer over-read bugs.
Secure development practices directly prevent introduction of buffer over-read weaknesses.
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.