CVE-2023-35635: Windows Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Denial of Service

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2023-Dec

Released

2023-12-12

EPSS Score

0.61% (percentile: 69.9%)

FAQ

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? This vulnerability could be exploited if an authenticated user opens a specially crafted file locally or browses to that file on a network share when running an unpatched version of Windows. When the user browses or lists the maliciously crafted file that action could cause a crash of the operating system.

Affected Products (4)

Windows

• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems

Security Updates (1)

• 5033375

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/_l4ys">Shih-Fong Peng (@_L4ys)</a> with <a href="https://trapa.tw/">TRAPA Security</a>

Revision History

• 2023-12-12: Information published.