CVE-2024-38053 - Use After Free

Severity

88%

Complexity

27%

Confidentiality

98%

Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: adjacent_network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Demo Examples

Use After Free

CWE-416

The following example demonstrates the weakness.


               
}
free(buf3R2);

Use After Free

CWE-416

The following code illustrates a use after free error:


               
}
free(ptr);
logError("operation aborted before commit", ptr);

When an error occurs, the pointer is immediately freed. However, this pointer is later incorrectly used in the logError function.

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows Server

First reported 7 months ago

2024-07-09 17:15:00

Last updated 3 months ago

2024-11-21 09:24:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

References

Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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