# CVE-2024-1191: Hyper CdCatalog HCF File denial of service

> A local attacker can cause a denial of service in Hyper CdCatalog by manipulating HCF files, affecting users of this desktop application.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xpmj-434v-j6xg

## What is CVE-2024-1191?

CVE-2024-1191 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hyper CdCatalog, published on 2 Feb 2024. 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 Hyper CdCatalog 2.3.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component HCF File Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-252681 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Release)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1191?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hyperprog Cdcat.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1191 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1191 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hyper CdCatalog, published on 2 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hyper CdCatalog. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1191/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1191/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1191
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1191
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1191

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1191/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.