CVE-2024-38236 — DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.5

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Denial of Service

Released Sep 10 2024

Last Updated Sep 10 2024

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.02302 — 0.81061 percentile

NVD CVSS 7.5 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

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

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

None

INTEGRITY

None

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.5

EPSS Score

0.02302

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.81061 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

9 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 5043135 (Monthly Rollup) 5043087 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5041850 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.22870 Yes 5043135 5043087 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 5043135 (Monthly Rollup) 5043087 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5041850 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.22870 Yes 5043135 5043087 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 5043135 (Monthly Rollup) 5043087 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5041850 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.22870 Yes 5043135 5043087 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 5043135 (Monthly Rollup) 5043087 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5041850 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.22870 Yes 5043135 5043087 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 5043129 (Monthly Rollup) 5043092 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5041838 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.27320 Yes None Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 5043129 (Monthly Rollup) 5043092 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 5041838 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.27320 Yes None Windows Server 2012	`5043125 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	`5043125 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2	`5043138 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	`5043138 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2016	`5043051 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5043051 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5043050 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5043050 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2022 5042881 (Security Update) 5042880 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Denial of Service 5041160 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.2700 10.0.20348.2695 Yes 5042881 Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5042881 (Security Update) 5042880 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Denial of Service 5041160 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.2700 10.0.20348.2695 Yes 5042881 Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	`5043055 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes

Patches

5 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5043125`	Monthly Rollup	Yes
`5043138`	Monthly Rollup	Yes
`5043051`	Security Update	Yes
`5043050`	Security Update	Yes
`5043055`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Anonymous

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD