CVE-2023-38254

Summary

CVE-2023-38254 refers to a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability discovered in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ). An attacker can exploit this issue by sending maliciously crafted messages to an MSMQ server, potentially leading to a crash or excessive resource consumption. This can result in the MSMQ service becoming unavailable, causing disruptions to the affected organization's communication systems. Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability, and it is strongly recommended that MSMQ servers are updated as soon as possible to mitigate the risk.

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