CVE-2023-38254

Summary

CVE-2023-38254 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) services. This denial-of-service (DoS) issue allows an attacker to send specially crafted messages to a targeted MSMQ queue, resulting in a service crash and subsequent unavailability of the MSMQ server for legitimate users. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, potentially causing significant disruption to organizations relying on MSMQ for message-based communications. Microsoft has released a patch to address this issue and strongly advises users to apply it as soon as possible to mitigate potential risks.

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