CVE-2024-57972 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the pairing API request handler exposed through the Microsoft Device Portal framework on Microsoft HoloLens 1 (Windows Holographic) through version 10.0.17763.3046 and HoloLens 2 (Windows Holographic) through version 10.0.22621.1244. The issue allows a remote attacker to send a large number of requests to the pairing API, leading to resource consumption and rendering the device unusable. Based on the available information, the vulnerable component is the pairing API request handler within Device Portal; no more specific function-level details are provided.
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