CVE-2023-38254

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Aug 8, 2023
Updated: May 29, 2024
CWE ID 20

Summary

CVE-2023-38254 refers to a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability discovered in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ). An attacker can exploit this issue by sending maliciously crafted messages to an MSMQ server, potentially leading to a crash or excessive resource consumption. This can result in the MSMQ service becoming unavailable, causing disruptions to the affected organization's communication systems. Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability, and it is strongly recommended that MSMQ servers are updated as soon as possible to mitigate the risk.

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Affected Products

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft

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