CVE-2022-38036

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 11, 2022
Updated: Jan 2, 2025

Summary

CVE-2022-38036 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol. An attacker can exploit this weakness by sending specifically crafted packets to a targeted IKE implementation, causing it to consume excessive system resources and ultimately crashing the system. This can result in a denial of service condition, preventing legitimate traffic from accessing the affected network or service. It's essential for organizations to apply patches or upgrades to their IKE implementations to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Products

  • Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows 11

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft