CVE-2023-0887 phjounin TFTPD64-SE tftpd64_svc.exe unquoted search path

High 7.0 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an unquoted search path in the service executable to achieve privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-0887?

CVE-2023-0887 is a high-severity vulnerability in phjounin TFTPD64-SE, published on 17 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in phjounin TFTPD64-SE 4.64 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file tftpd64_svc.exe. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221351.

Weakness: CWE-428

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0887?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tftpd64 Project Tftpd64.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0887?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-0887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j9g7-7qq4-88m2.

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