What is CVE-2023-52168?

CVE-2023-52168 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-52168?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-52168 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in N/a

CVE-2023-52168

The NtfsHandler.cpp NTFS handler in 7-Zip before 24.01 (for 7zz) contains a heap-based buffer overflow that allows an attacker to overwrite two bytes at multiple offsets beyond the allocated buffer size: buffer+512*i-2, for i=9, i=10, i=11, etc.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (26.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52168?: CVE-2023-52168 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-52168?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-52168 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.