Unauthenticated licensing service crash via out-of-bounds read
Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Feb 10, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Remote Desktop Licensing Service allows remote attackers to crash affected Windows Server systems. Microsoft identifies the weakness class but has not published the faulty function, buffer, or request field that is read beyond its bounds. The service must be reachable over the network; no authentication or user interaction is required, and the published impact is limited to availability.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Remote Desktop Licensing Service allows remote attackers to crash affected Windows Server systems. Microsoft identifies the weakness class but has not published the faulty function, buffer, or request field that is read beyond its bounds. The service must be reachable over the network; no authentication or user interaction is required, and the published impact is limited to availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-38073
- Published
- Jul 9, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.6054
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