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CVE-2023-1492

5.5 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1.

Published Mar 18, 2023CWE-404EPSS 0.32%

Overview

CVE-2023-1492 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 18, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function 0x220019 in the library MaxProc64.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation of the argument SystemBuffer leads to denial of service. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-223378 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refdrive.google.com/file/d/1G_Szy4kCrZU-whGbVcxpdE1yKf5Vxqq3/viewGitHubgithub.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1492Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.223378Refvuldb.com/?id.223378Refdrive.google.com/file/d/1G_Szy4kCrZU-whGbVcxpdE1yKf5Vxqq3/viewGitHubgithub.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1492Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.223378Refvuldb.com/?id.223378

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1492?

CVE-2023-1492 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 18, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-1492?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-1492?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-1492?

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