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Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory

CVE-2024-43563

High
7.8/10

Summary

Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-591 - Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory

The application stores sensitive data in memory that is not locked, or that has been incorrectly locked, which might cause the memory to be written to swap files on disk by the virtual memory manager. This can make the data more accessible to external actors.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published