PT-2023-5028 · Microsoft · Windows

Mateusz Jurczyk · Published 2023-09-12 · Updated 2025-01-01 · CVE-2023-38140

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to insufficient protection of internal data in the Windows operating system kernel. It allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information 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.

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-908

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05569

CVE-2023-38140

Affected Products

Windows

References · 15

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38140 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05569 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38140 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38140 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38140 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-38140 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/ksg93rd/status/1717018102204858850 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/AlirezaGhahrood/status/1717041880314134895 · Twitter Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023091253 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70316 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/TheHackForce/status/1717040684371189849 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/64778 · Telegram Post
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175108/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Paged-Pool-Memory-Disclosure.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/akaclandestine/status/1717375756924301442 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/9257 · Telegram Post