CVE-2025-24051
Published: 11 March 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-24051 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, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210); ranked in the top 45.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-16 (Memory Protection) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Requires timely remediation of the specific heap-based buffer overflow flaw in Windows RRAS through patching.
Deploys memory protection mechanisms such as ASLR, DEP, and heap safeguards to block exploitation of the heap buffer overflow.
Mandates input validation and restriction for network inputs to RRAS to prevent buffer overflows from malformed data.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The CVE describes a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows RRAS service exploitable over the network with no privileges required, directly enabling T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services.
NVD Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-24051 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). Published on March 11, 2025, it has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for remote code execution.
An unauthorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability over a network with low complexity and no required privileges, though it necessitates user interaction. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to achieve high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability violations, including arbitrary code execution on the target system.
Microsoft's update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24051 provides details on mitigation and available patches for addressing this issue in affected Windows systems.
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