Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-32008

Memory Safety in Microsoft Windows 10 1809 ≤ 10.0.17763.4499

Memory Safety
Published
14 June 2023
Modified
08 April 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0072 51th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-32008 is a high-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked in the top 49% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A10:2025 Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-476NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
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T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
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T1489 Service Stop Impact
Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2023-24938Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1809
CVE-2023-36603Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1809

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.19983 · ≤ 10.0.10240.19983
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.5989 · ≤ 10.0.14393.5989
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.4499 · ≤ 10.0.17763.4499 · ≤ 10.0.17763.4499
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.3086
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.3087
microsoft
windows 11 21h2
≤ 10.0.22000.2057
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.1848
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.5989
microsoft
windows server 2019
≤ 10.0.17763.4499
microsoft
windows server 2022
≤ 10.0.20348.1787

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 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.

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.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.

References