CVE-2022-40733

Dec. 18, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

5.0
Medium

Description

An access violation vulnerability exists in the DirectComposition functionality win32kbase.sys driver version 10.0.22000.593 as part of Windows 11 version 22000.593 and version 10.0.20348.643 as part of Windows Server 2022 version 20348.643. A specially-crafted set of syscalls can lead to a reboot. An unprivileged user can run specially-crafted code to trigger Denial Of Service.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Windows 11
  • 22000.593
Windows Server 2022
  • 20348.643

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1515

Tags

talos-cna@cisco.com
CWE-476
2024-12-18
CVE-2022-40733

CVSS Score

5.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 18, 2024, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

talos-cna@cisco.com

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