CVE-2024-6768 (GCVE-0-2024-6768)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-12 18:29 – Updated: 2025-09-15 17:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Denial of Service in CLFS.sys
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-13 14:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1284 - Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Assigner
References
Impacted products
5 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 |
Affected:
10.0.0
|
guessed | |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 |
Affected:
10.0.0
|
guessed | |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 |
Affected:
10.0.0
|
guessed | |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 |
Affected:
10.0.0
|
guessed | |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 |
Affected:
10.0.0
|
guessed |
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