{"id":727,"date":"2024-08-20T02:10:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T02:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliabecloud.com\/blog\/?p=727"},"modified":"2024-08-20T02:10:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T02:10:04","slug":"cve-2024-38063-critical-windows-tcp-ipv6-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliabecloud.com\/blog\/cve-2024-38063-critical-windows-tcp-ipv6-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2024-38063 : Critical Windows TCP\/IPv6 Vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/reliabecloud.com\/blog\/cve-2024-38063-critical-windows-tcp-ipv6-vulnerability\/#Vulnerability_Details\" title=\"Vulnerability Details:\">Vulnerability Details:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/reliabecloud.com\/blog\/cve-2024-38063-critical-windows-tcp-ipv6-vulnerability\/#Steps_To_Mitigate\" title=\"Steps To Mitigate\">Steps To Mitigate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/reliabecloud.com\/blog\/cve-2024-38063-critical-windows-tcp-ipv6-vulnerability\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>We want to inform you about a severe vulnerability recently discovered, identified as <strong>CVE-2024-38063<\/strong>. This vulnerability affects all supported versions of Windows with IPv6 enabled. It allows remote code execution without any user interaction, posing a security risk to your Windows VPS, VDS, and dedicated servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vulnerability_Details\"><\/span>Vulnerability Details:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> CVE-2024-38063<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong> Zero-click Remote Code Execution (RCE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impact:<\/strong> Potential full system control by a remote attacker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Affected Systems:<\/strong> All versions of Windows with IPv6 enabled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Max Severity<\/strong>: <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Critical<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_To_Mitigate\"><\/span>Steps To Mitigate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please make sure to carry out the following actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apply the Patch<\/strong>: Microsoft has issued an urgent security patch. It is essential to update your systems promptly to prevent potential exploits. The patch was released by the microsoft on August 13, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/msrc.microsoft.com\/update-guide\/vulnerability\/CVE-2024-38063\">https:\/\/msrc.microsoft.com\/update-guide\/vulnerability\/CVE-2024-38063<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disable IPv6 (if not needed)<\/strong>: If you do not use IPv6, we recommend temporarily disabling it until the patch is applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.reliabecloud.com\/how-to-disable-ipv6-on-windows-10-11-2016-2019-and-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">How to disable IPv6 on Windows 10\/11\/2016\/2019 and 2022?<\/a> article to disable the IPv6 on Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monitor Network Traffic<\/strong>: Pay close attention to IPv6 traffic to identify any suspicious activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The CVE-2024-38063 vulnerability is a critical threat to Windows servers, especially if IPv6 is enabled. To protect your systems and infrastructure, we recommend disabling IPv6 and applying available patches from Microsoft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to inform you about a severe vulnerability recently discovered, identified as CVE-2024-38063. 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