Is CVE-2024-38072 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-38072 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-38072?

CVE-2024-38072 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-38072?

CVE-2024-38072 has an EPSS score of 2.17% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38072?

Install KB5040434 for Windows Server 2016. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-38072

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

Windows Server 2016Windows

Install:KB5040434Microsoft

Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5040434Microsoft

Windows Server 2019Windows

Install:KB5040430Microsoft

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5040430Microsoft

Windows Server 2022Windows

Install:KB5040437Microsoft

Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5040437Microsoft

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5040438Microsoft

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

msrc.microsoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.