CVE-2023-1630 JiangMin Antivirus IOCTL kvcore.sys 0x222000 denial of service

Medium 5.5 Published 25 Mar 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A local attacker can cause a denial of service in JiangMin Antivirus by exploiting a flaw in the kvcore.sys driver's IOCTL handler.

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-2023-1630?

CVE-2023-1630 is a medium-severity denial of service 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, which was classified as problematic, has been found in JiangMin Antivirus 16.2.2022.418. Affected by this issue is the function 0x222000 in the library kvcore.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-224012.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1630?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jiangmin Jiangmin Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1630?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1630 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-1630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3mrc-6j78-v932.