CVE-2024-43541: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 involves the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol and is categorized under CWE-400 for uncontrolled resource consumption. Exploitation can result in denial of service (DoS) by exhausting system resources. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for the affected version 6.0.6003.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting resources related to the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The availability of the affected system can be disrupted, potentially causing service outages.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 version 6.0.6003.0. It is recommended to apply the official patch to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided fix.
CVE-2024-43541: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Description
Microsoft Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 involves the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol and is categorized under CWE-400 for uncontrolled resource consumption. Exploitation can result in denial of service (DoS) by exhausting system resources. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for the affected version 6.0.6003.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting resources related to the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The availability of the affected system can be disrupted, potentially causing service outages.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 version 6.0.6003.0. It is recommended to apply the official patch to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.532Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867298dd33fbd85723279
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 19:19:05 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 11:23:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 71
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