CVE-2024-38257: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Microsoft AllJoyn API Information Disclosure Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 affects the AllJoyn API and is caused by the use of uninitialized resources, which can result in information disclosure. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N). The impact is limited to confidentiality (C:H) with no impact on integrity or availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information without requiring privileges or user interaction. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38257 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
CVE-2024-38257: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Microsoft AllJoyn API Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 affects the AllJoyn API and is caused by the use of uninitialized resources, which can result in information disclosure. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N). The impact is limited to confidentiality (C:H) with no impact on integrity or availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information without requiring privileges or user interaction. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38257 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.234Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38257","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6c78b7ef31ef0b564bc8
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:41:12 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:53:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 67
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