CVE-2024-38146
Published: 13 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-38146 is a high-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-38146 is a denial of service issue in the Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 and linked to CWE-476. It affects the network driver component in Windows systems and permits remote triggering of a crash without any authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can send crafted traffic to exploit the flaw, achieving a high availability impact that disrupts the affected driver and potentially the broader system while leaving confidentiality and integrity untouched.
The Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38146 supplies official mitigation and patching guidance. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1731 since disclosure, indicating no material rise in observed exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37119
Vulnerability details
Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver Denial of Service 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.