Buffer overflow in Drivergenius
CVE-2023-1678
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in DriverGenius 9.70.0.346. This affects the function 0x9C40A0D8/0x9C40A0DC/0x9C40A0E0 in the library mydrivers64.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-224235.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Drivergenius — versions 9.70.0.346
- Drivergenius — versions 9.70.0.346
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1678 (related, Third Party Advisory)
- drive.google.com/file/d/1VWI0i6Zq-Fi55kbZI6l3dHCeBq-NOlJc/view (Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1678?
- CVE-2023-1678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Drivergenius, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1678?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1678 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.