Untrusted Pointer Dereference

CVE-2024-43631

Medium

6.7/10

Summary

Windows Secure Kernel Mode Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: LOCAL
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: HIGH
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CWE-822 - Untrusted Pointer Dereference

The program obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.

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Advisory Timeline

Published Nov 12, 2024