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CVE-2023-21758

Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Extension Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Extension Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerabilidad de denegación de servicio de extensión de intercambio de claves de Internet (IKE) de Windows

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the IKEEXT service, which listens on UDP ports 500 and 4500. A crafted Vendor ID payload can cause a null pointer dereference. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.

*Credits: insu of 78ResearchLab
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-12-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-01-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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20h2
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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21h2
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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22h2
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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1607
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Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10
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1809
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Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11
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-arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11
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21h2
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arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11
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21h2
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x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11
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22h2
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arm64
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Microsoft
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Windows 11
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22h2
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x64
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2016
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2019
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2022
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Affected