CVE-2024-43455: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Spoofing Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Windows Server 2008 SP2 involves improper input validation in the Remote Desktop Licensing Service, which could be exploited to spoof the service. The flaw is tracked as CWE-20 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and no user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to spoof the Remote Desktop Licensing Service, potentially leading to unauthorized access or disruption of licensing functionality. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
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-2024-43455 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-43455: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Description
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Spoofing Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Windows Server 2008 SP2 involves improper input validation in the Remote Desktop Licensing Service, which could be exploited to spoof the service. The flaw is tracked as CWE-20 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and no user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to spoof the Remote Desktop Licensing Service, potentially leading to unauthorized access or disruption of licensing functionality. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
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-2024-43455 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.515Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43455","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6cd8b7ef31ef0b5697d1
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:42:48 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:55:05 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 97
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