CVE-2024-49121 | Windows - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) that could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability is caused by the improper handling of LDAP requests, which can lead to a crash of the LDAP service."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Service

Target Asset LDAP

Standard Path %windir%\System32

PowerShell

# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: LDAP (Service)
$Targets = 'LDAP'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

LDAP service

Internal Work Notes

Apply patch for CVE-2024-49121 to prevent denial of service attacks on Windows LDAP service

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Intelligence Sources

MSRC Advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49121

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Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.