CVE-2024-49113 Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Denial of Service Vulnerability
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Windows LDAP by exploiting an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
- 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-2024-49113?
CVE-2024-49113 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507, published on 10 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49113?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1507, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49113?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49113 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-2024-49113 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-49113 exists.
Public exploit code: 6 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1507
- CVE-2017-8543 Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2025-33053 Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path
- CVE-2025-33073 Microsoft Windows SMB Client Improper Access Control
- CVE-2024-49039 Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2024-43461 Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq8w-cr85-pwqw.