Vulnerability in Maxpcsecure Anti Virus Plus
CVE-2023-1492
A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function 0x220019 in the library MaxProc64.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation of the argument SystemBuffer leads to denial of service. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-223378 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.003 (24.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Maxpcsecure Anti_virus_plus — versions 19.0.2.1
- Max Secure Anti Virus Plus — versions 19.0.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1492?
- CVE-2023-1492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Maxpcsecure Anti Virus Plus, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1492?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1492 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.