Use After Free in Hancom Office 2020

CVE-2023-32541

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the footerr functionality of Hancom Office 2020 HWord 11.0.0.7520. A specially crafted .doc file can lead to a use-after-free. An attacker can trick a user into opening a malformed file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-32541: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32541?
CVE-2023-32541 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hancom Office 2020, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-32541?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.