CVE-2023-1629 JiangMin Antivirus IOCTL kvcore.sys 0x222010 memory corruption

Medium 5.3 Published 25 Mar 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the JiangMin Antivirus kernel driver to achieve privilege escalation or code execution.

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-2023-1629?

CVE-2023-1629 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in JiangMin Antivirus, published on 25 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in JiangMin Antivirus 16.2.2022.418. Affected by this vulnerability is the function 0x222010 in the library kvcore.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-224011.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1629?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jiangmin Jiangmin Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1629?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1629 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-1629 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1629 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjvp-mq47-4w5c.