CVE-2024-38231 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service in the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service, affecting Windows Server administrators.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38231?
CVE-2024-38231 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 10 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38231?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38231 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-2024-38231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmhg-5fq2-cxqq.