PT-2022-5857 · Microsoft · Windows

Yuki Chen · Published 2022-12-13 · Updated 2023-03-10 · CVE-2022-44676

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to the implementation of the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) in Windows operating systems, specifically concerning synchronization errors when using a shared resource, known as a "race condition". This can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted requests. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

RCE

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-07272

CVE-2022-44676

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44676 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-07272 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2022-44676 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44676 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44676 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44676 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-44676 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/687720 · Security Note