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Net CVE-2023-38171

HIGH
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2023-10-10 secure@microsoft.com
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 10, 2023 - 18:15 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Microsoft QUIC Denial of Service Vulnerability

AnalysisAI

Microsoft QUIC Denial of Service Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability could allow attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. Affected products include: Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, Microsoft Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.

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