PT-2021-2052 · Microsoft · Windows Address Book+1

Published 2021-02-09 · Updated 2023-12-29 · CVE-2021-24083

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Address Book versions (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the Windows Address Book, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and affect the system. This can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access and control over the system.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00899

CVE-2021-24083

ZDI-21-176

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Address Book

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24083 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24083 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24083 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-24083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-24083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-176 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00899 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021020942 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/24175 · Telegram Post