CVE-2024-38116
Published: 13 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-38116 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-38116 is a remote code execution flaw in the Windows IP Routing Management Snapin. It affects the Windows component responsible for IP routing management, carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, and is associated with CWE-122.
An attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue over the network without requiring user interaction, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft published an advisory for the vulnerability at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38116. The EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1198 since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37179
Vulnerability details
Windows IP Routing Management Snapin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.