CVE-2024-43475: CWE-126: Buffer Over-read in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Admin Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43475 is a buffer over-read vulnerability (CWE-126) affecting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (version 6.0.6003.0). The vulnerability involves the Windows Admin Center component and can result in information disclosure and denial of service. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.3, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information and cause denial of service conditions on affected Windows Server 2008 SP2 systems. The confidentiality impact is high, integrity is not affected, and availability impact is high. 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 by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43475 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-43475: CWE-126: Buffer Over-read in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Description
Microsoft Windows Admin Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.3high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43475 is a buffer over-read vulnerability (CWE-126) affecting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (version 6.0.6003.0). The vulnerability involves the Windows Admin Center component and can result in information disclosure and denial of service. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.3, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information and cause denial of service conditions on affected Windows Server 2008 SP2 systems. The confidentiality impact is high, integrity is not affected, and availability impact is high. 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 by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43475 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.517Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43475","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6cd8b7ef31ef0b56983f
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:42:48 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:57:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 47
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