CVE-2024-3461
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedKioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.35) allows to brute force the PIN number, which protects the application from being closed, as there are no mechanisms preventing a user from excessively guessing the number.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceKioWare for Windows versions through 8.35 contains a brute force vulnerability in its PIN protection mechanism that prevents the application from being closed. The application lacks rate limiting, account lockout, or any mechanism to prevent excessive PIN guessing attempts, allowing an attacker to systematically enumerate PIN numbers until successful.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 8.35CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify KioWare installation and versionLocate the KioWare installation directory and check the version information, typically found in the application's properties or main executable metadataAffected if The installed version is 8.35 or lower (any version through 8.35)
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Verify PIN protection feature is configuredCheck if PIN protection is enabled in the KioWare configuration settings or security policy fileAffected if PIN protection is actively configured and protecting the application from being closed
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Confirm rate limiting is absentInspect the KioWare configuration files, security settings, or documentation for any rate limiting, account lockout, or delay mechanisms between PIN attemptsAffected if No rate limiting, lockout, or increasing delay between PIN guesses is configured or implemented
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Test PIN attempt behaviorIf permitted in your environment, attempt multiple incorrect PIN entries rapidly to observe if the application blocks or slows repeated attemptsAffected if The application allows rapid, unlimited PIN attempts without any throttling or lockout
If KioWare version 8.35 or lower is installed with PIN protection enabled and no rate limiting or lockout mechanism is present, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-3461.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement rate limiting with temporary lockout after failed attempts, or introduce increasing delays between guesses to make brute force attacks impractical.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-3461 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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