CVE-2024-37982: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2024-37982 is a security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 involving an untrusted pointer dereference that allows bypass of the Resume Extensible Firmware Interface security feature. This vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6. 7. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference), affects Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It allows a security feature bypass related to the Resume Extensible Firmware Interface, potentially enabling an attacker with high privileges to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has been officially patched by Microsoft.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to bypassing security features of the Windows Resume Extensible Firmware Interface, resulting in full compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS vector indicates that the attack requires local access with low complexity and high privileges, but no user interaction. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate this issue.
CVE-2024-37982: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
CVE-2024-37982 is a security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 involving an untrusted pointer dereference that allows bypass of the Resume Extensible Firmware Interface security feature. This vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6. 7. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.7medium
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference), affects Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It allows a security feature bypass related to the Resume Extensible Firmware Interface, potentially enabling an attacker with high privileges to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has been officially patched by Microsoft.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to bypassing security features of the Windows Resume Extensible Firmware Interface, resulting in full compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS vector indicates that the attack requires local access with low complexity and high privileges, but no user interaction. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-10T21:22:19.230Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867248dd33fbd857231ec
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:19:00 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:42:57 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 4:56:32 AM
Views: 2
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