CVE-2024-38231: CWE-285: Improper Authorization in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper authorization in the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service on Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, identified as CVE-2024-38231. It allows an attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service, disrupting the availability of the service. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no user interaction, and no impact on confidentiality or integrity but high impact on availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service in the Remote Desktop Licensing Service, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38231 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-38231: CWE-285: Improper Authorization in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Description
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper authorization in the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service on Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, identified as CVE-2024-38231. It allows an attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service, disrupting the availability of the service. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no user interaction, and no impact on confidentiality or integrity but high impact on availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service in the Remote Desktop Licensing Service, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38231 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.227Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38231","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6c74b7ef31ef0b5643a6
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:41:08 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:49:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 67
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