Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2024 · Assigned by Fortra
CVE-2024-6768Denial of Service in CLFS.sys
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Windows 10 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A Denial of Service in CLFS.sys in Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 allows a malicious authenticated low-privilege user to cause a Blue Screen of Death via a forced call to the KeBugCheckEx function.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 10.0.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 | 10.0.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-1284 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/research/fr-2024-001
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-6768-detection-script-blue-screen-of-death-vulnerability-affecting-microsoft-windows
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-6768-mitigation-script-blue-screen-of-death-vulnerability-affecting-microsoft-windows