CB-VC RCE in Microsoft RDP
CVE-2024-38131 Published on August 13, 2024

Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory

The application stores sensitive data in memory that is not locked, or that has been incorrectly locked, which might cause the memory to be written to swap files on disk by the virtual memory manager. This can make the data more accessible to external actors. On Windows systems the VirtualLock function can lock a page of memory to ensure that it will remain present in memory and not be swapped to disk. However, on older versions of Windows, such as 95, 98, or Me, the VirtualLock() function is only a stub and provides no protection. On POSIX systems the mlock() call ensures that a page will stay resident in memory but does not guarantee that the page will not appear in the swap. Therefore, it is unsuitable for use as a protection mechanism for sensitive data. Some platforms, in particular Linux, do make the guarantee that the page will not be swapped, but this is non-standard and is not portable. Calls to mlock() also require supervisor privilege. Return values for both of these calls must be checked to ensure that the lock operation was actually successful.


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Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows Server 2019: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop: Microsoft Windows Server 2022: Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2: Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Microsoft Windows Server 2016: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation):

Exploit Probability

EPSS
1.49%
Percentile
80.76%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.