CVE-2023-21687 HTTP.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds read in HTTP.sys to disclose sensitive information from memory on affected Windows systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-21687?

CVE-2023-21687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, published on 14 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HTTP.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-668, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21687?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022.

How do I fix CVE-2023-21687?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21687 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-21687 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21687 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mr4r-vfmp-v9q3.

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