What is CVE-2023-6361?

CVE-2023-6361 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winhex, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-6361?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6361 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Winhex

CVE-2023-6361

A vulnerability has been discovered in Winhex affecting version 16.1 SR-1 and 20.4. This vulnerability consists of a buffer overflow controlling the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) registers. This could allow attackers to execute arbitr…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Winhex — versions 16.1 SR-1, 20.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve-coordination@incibe.es

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6361?: CVE-2023-6361 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winhex, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-6361?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6361 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.