CVE-2024-38265
Published: 08 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-38265 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) contains a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-38265. The flaw affects the Windows RRAS component and stems from improper input validation combined with heap-based buffer overflow and buffer over-read conditions, as indicated by the associated CWEs. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no required privileges.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue remotely by sending specially crafted network traffic that triggers user interaction on the target system. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code, resulting in full impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected Windows system.
The Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38265 details available patches and mitigation guidance for the vulnerability. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0551 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37809
Vulnerability details
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) 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
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.