CVE-2023-4590 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Frhed hex editor, affecting version 1.6.0. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument through the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) registers.

Published: 2023-11-27

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Frhed

Frhed

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.6.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kimmov:frhed:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54443	Buffer overflow vulnerability in Frhed hex editor, affecting version 1.6.0. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument through the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) registers.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/buffer-overflow-vulnerability-frhed

History

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Subscriptions

Kimmov Frhed

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: INCIBE

Published: 2023-11-27T12:08:04.771Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:31:06.439Z

Reserved: 2023-08-29T08:17:54.488Z

Link: CVE-2023-4590

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-27T13:15:07.130

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:38:10.240

Link: CVE-2023-4590

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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