SB20241112151 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Registry

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43452)

CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in Windows Registry. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43641)

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in Windows Registry. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43452
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43641