CVE-2024-43545: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
CVE-2024-43545 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 affecting version 6. 0. 6003. 0. It involves an uncontrolled resource consumption issue in the Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Server, which can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This vulnerability has a CVSS 3. 1 base score of 7. 5, indicating a significant impact on availability without requiring user interaction or privileges. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43545 is a denial of service vulnerability classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting the Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Server component in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (version 6.0.6003.0). The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting server resources. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause denial of service on the Windows OCSP Server, impacting availability of certificate status checking services on affected Windows Server 2008 SP2 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 for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update to affected Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 systems (version 6.0.6003.0) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2024-43545: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Description
CVE-2024-43545 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 affecting version 6. 0. 6003. 0. It involves an uncontrolled resource consumption issue in the Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Server, which can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This vulnerability has a CVSS 3. 1 base score of 7. 5, indicating a significant impact on availability without requiring user interaction or privileges. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43545 is a denial of service vulnerability classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting the Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Server component in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (version 6.0.6003.0). The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting server resources. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause denial of service on the Windows OCSP Server, impacting availability of certificate status checking services on affected Windows Server 2008 SP2 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 for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update to affected Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 systems (version 6.0.6003.0) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.535Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a28671d8dd33fbd857230e0
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:18:53 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 9:13:15 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:10:25 AM
Views: 2
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