CVE-2024-43541 Microsoft Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol on Windows Server, requiring patches.
- 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-2024-43541?
CVE-2024-43541 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 8 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43541?
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-2024-43541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43541 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-2024-43541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w659-5wvm-43mr.