CVE-2025-29971 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Out-of-bounds read in Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29971

History

Tue, 13 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 13 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Out-of-bounds read in Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Title		Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-125
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29971
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-05-13T16:58:34.659Z

Updated: 2025-05-17T02:33:05.531Z

Reserved: 2025-03-12T17:54:45.710Z

Link: CVE-2025-29971

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-13T18:26:43.506Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-13T17:15:57.983

Modified: 2025-05-13T19:35:18.080

Link: CVE-2025-29971

Redhat

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