CVE-2024-38064
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-38064 is a high-severity Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked in the top 19% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
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 TCP/IP contains an information disclosure vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-38064. The flaw is present in the Windows TCP/IP network stack and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting network-accessible disclosure of sensitive data without authentication.
An unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted network packets to a vulnerable system and obtain confidential information from kernel memory. The attack requires no user interaction and can be performed remotely over the network, resulting in high confidentiality impact while leaving integrity and availability unaffected.
Microsoft has published guidance for the issue in its Security Response Center, including details on available security updates that address the vulnerability in supported Windows releases. The associated EPSS score has remained near 0.15 with only minor fluctuation between its recorded peak and current value.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37759
Vulnerability Data
Windows TCP/IP Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation (including static analysis) can find uses of uninitialized resources after they are coded.
Requiring documented development standards and tools can mandate initialization checks and safe patterns that stop the weakness from being introduced.
Engineering principles can require explicit resource initialization before use, structurally avoiding uninitialized access.
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.
Secure SDLC activities such as static analysis and code review directly prevent use of uninitialized resources while also addressing many other 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.
Security testing in development and acceptance can detect uninitialized resource usage through dynamic analysis and fuzzing.
Secure development life cycle mandates initialization checks and static analysis that can catch uninitialized resource use.
Application security requirements can specify mandatory initialization of variables and resources before use.
Secure system architecture and engineering principles include defensive coding practices that prevent use of uninitialized memory or objects.
Secure coding standards directly require explicit initialization of all variables and resources, substantially mitigating CWE-908.