Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Arena - CVE-2023-27858
Published: October 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82522
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27858
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized pointer. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Arena
How to mitigate CVE-2023-27858
Install updates from vendor's website.
Arena - update to 16.20.01