CVE-2023-1642 IObit Malware Fighter IOCTL ObCallbackProcess.sys 0x222040 denial of service

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can cause a denial of service in IObit Malware Fighter by exploiting a vulnerability in the ObCallbackProcess.sys driver.

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-2023-1642?

CVE-2023-1642 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IObit Malware Fighter, published on 26 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, was found in IObit Malware Fighter 9.4.0.776. Affected is the function 0x222034/0x222038/0x22203C/0x222040 in the library ObCallbackProcess.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. VDB-224022 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1642?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Iobit Malware Fighter.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1642?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1642 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-2023-1642 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1642 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq6g-x73m-wrgx.

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