CVE-2024-38234: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Networking Denial of Service Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-38234 is a vulnerability classified under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507, specifically versions 10.0.10240.0 and 10.0.17763.0. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via the Windows networking stack. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in denial of service, impacting the availability of the affected Windows 10 systems. 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 and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38234 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-38234: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows Networking Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-38234 is a vulnerability classified under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507, specifically versions 10.0.10240.0 and 10.0.17763.0. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via the Windows networking stack. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in denial of service, impacting the availability of the affected Windows 10 systems. 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 and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38234 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.229Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38234","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6c76b7ef31ef0b564aa3
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:41:10 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:50:05 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 41
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