Use-after-free in Hancom Office - CVE-2023-51598
Published: December 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84704
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51598
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when parsing DOC files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted DOC file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Hancom Office
How to mitigate CVE-2023-51598
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.