CVE-2024-43567: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Microsoft Windows Server 2012
CVE-2024-43567 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012. It involves allocation of resources without limits or throttling, potentially allowing an attacker to exhaust system resources and cause a denial of service. An official fix is available from Microsoft.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43567 and categorized under CWE-770, affects Windows Server 2012 (version 6.2.9200.0) specifically in the Windows Hyper-V component. It arises from the improper allocation of resources without adequate limits or throttling, which can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction to cause a denial of service condition. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Microsoft has released an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a denial of service by exhausting system resources on affected Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hosts. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, but availability is severely affected. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
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 2012 systems running Hyper-V to remediate the issue. Since the patch is officially released, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the update.
CVE-2024-43567: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Description
CVE-2024-43567 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012. It involves allocation of resources without limits or throttling, potentially allowing an attacker to exhaust system resources and cause a denial of service. An official fix is available from Microsoft.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43567 and categorized under CWE-770, affects Windows Server 2012 (version 6.2.9200.0) specifically in the Windows Hyper-V component. It arises from the improper allocation of resources without adequate limits or throttling, which can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction to cause a denial of service condition. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Microsoft has released an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a denial of service by exhausting system resources on affected Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hosts. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, but availability is severely affected. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
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 2012 systems running Hyper-V to remediate the issue. Since the patch is officially released, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.543Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867178dd33fbd85723009
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 19:18:47 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 11:26:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 54
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