Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-38145 is a high-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked in the top 17% 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.
The vulnerability CVE-2024-38145 is a denial of service issue in the Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver, carrying a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 and linked to CWE-476. It was published on 2024-08-13 and permits remote triggering of a crash or service interruption without requiring authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can send crafted traffic that leads to high availability impact on affected systems while leaving confidentiality and integrity untouched. The EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1731 since disclosure, indicating no material rise in observed exploitation interest.
Microsoft's advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38145 addresses the flaw and supplies the corresponding security update for mitigation.
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EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37118
Vulnerability Data
Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation (including static analysis) directly finds null-dereference bugs before deployment.
Documented development standards and tools can enforce null-safety rules and safe pointer usage.
Engineering principles can mandate defensive coding such as explicit null checks before dereference.
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 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.
Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.
Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.
Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.
Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.
Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.