PT-2024-4745 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2024-07-09 · Updated 2024-09-05 · CVE-2024-37973

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/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 an uncontrolled recursion in the implementation of the Secure Boot protocol in Windows operating systems. This could allow an attacker to bypass existing security restrictions. There is no information 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.

Uncontrolled Recursion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-674

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-05265

CVE-2024-37973

Affected Products

Windows

References · 10

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-37973 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-05265 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-37973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37973 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/1831819855630152027 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1810730645284384852 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/88135 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/86367 · Telegram Post