CVE-2024-38149: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2024-38149 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507. It involves uncontrolled resource consumption in the BranchCache feature, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service condition. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38149 and classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). The flaw exists in the BranchCache component and can be exploited remotely without user interaction or privileges to cause a denial of service by exhausting system resources. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a denial of service condition, impacting system availability. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate the issue. Since the vulnerability affects a specific Windows 10 version, ensure that affected systems are updated accordingly.
CVE-2024-38149: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
CVE-2024-38149 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507. It involves uncontrolled resource consumption in the BranchCache feature, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service condition. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38149 and classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). The flaw exists in the BranchCache component and can be exploited remotely without user interaction or privileges to cause a denial of service by exhausting system resources. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a denial of service condition, impacting system availability. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate the issue. Since the vulnerability affects a specific Windows 10 version, ensure that affected systems are updated accordingly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.207Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867238dd33fbd857231d5
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 19:18:59 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 11:18:15 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 11:02:52 UTC
Views: 45
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