CVE-2023-1677 DriverGenius IOCTL mydrivers64.sys 0x9c402084 denial of service

Medium 5.5 Published 28 Mar 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A local attacker can cause a denial of service in DriverGenius via the mydrivers64.sys 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-2023-1677?

CVE-2023-1677 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in DriverGenius, published on 28 Mar 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 DriverGenius 9.70.0.346. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function 0x9c40a0c8/0x9c40a0dc/0x9c40a0e0/0x9c40a0d8/0x9c4060d4/0x9c402004/0x9c402088/0x9c40208c/0x9c4060d0/0x9c4060cc/0x9c4060c4/0x9c402084 in the library mydrivers64.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-224234 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1677?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drivergenius Drivergenius.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1677?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1677 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-2023-1677 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1677 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ppjr-693q-h9jx.