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CVE-2023-51598 (GCVE-0-2023-51598)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:15 – Updated: 2024-08-02 22:40

Title

Hancom Office Word DOC File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

Hancom Office Word DOC File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hancom Office Word. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DOC files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20384.

Severity ?

7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-416 - Use After Free

Assigner

zdi

References

URL

Tags

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-…

x_research-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Hancom	Office	Affected: HancomOffice Word 11.0.0.6914

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GHSA-R5JG-XVVG-QCG5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:31 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:31

Details

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DOC files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20384.

Severity ?

7.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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FKIE_CVE-2023-51598

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-05-03 03:16 - Updated: 2025-08-14 01:44

Severity ?

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1855/	Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1855/	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	hancom	office_word	11.0.0.6914

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GSD-2023-51598

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-21 06:01

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

Aliases

CVE-2023-51598

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2023-51598 (GCVE-0-2023-51598)

GHSA-R5JG-XVVG-QCG5

FKIE_CVE-2023-51598

GSD-2023-51598

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