CVE-2023-24860 Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Defender by exploiting a flaw in the Malware Protection Engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-24860?
CVE-2023-24860 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24860?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Malware Protection Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2023-24860?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-24860 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24860 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qj2r-8848-46qg.