CVE-2023-4590 (GCVE-0-2023-4590)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-27 12:08 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Frhed
Summary
Buffer overflow vulnerability in Frhed hex editor, affecting version 1.6.0. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument through the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) registers.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CWE
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Date Public
2023-11-27 11:00
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