PT-2024-2779 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2025-01-08 · CVE-2024-28898

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the Secure Boot protocol implementation of Windows operating systems. This could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions using a specially crafted .bcd file. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or 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.

Stack Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-02917

CVE-2024-28898

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28898 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-02917 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28898 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-28898 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28898 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-28898 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1777750532754391114 · Twitter Post