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CVE-2025-24992 · Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Buffer over-read in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Severity
Important
Impact
Information Disclosure
CVSS
5.5 base · 4.8 temporal
Release
2025-03-11
Signals
Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation More Likely
CWE
CWE-126: Buffer Over-read
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Description
Buffer over-read in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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FAQ
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read portions of heap memory.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L) while user interaction is required (UI:R). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An attacker can trick a local user on a vulnerable system into mounting a specially crafted VHD that would then trigger the vulnerability.
Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Buffer over-read in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.