PT-2023-23864 · Hancom · Hancom Office 2020 Hword

Icewall + 2 · Published 2023-09-26 · Updated 2023-09-28 · CVE-2023-32541

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hancom Office 2020 HWord version 11.0.0.7520

Description A use-after-free issue exists in the footerr functionality. This can be triggered by a specially crafted .doc file, potentially allowing an attacker to exploit the vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a malformed file.

Recommendations For Hancom Office 2020 HWord version 11.0.0.7520, consider avoiding the use of the footerr functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of .doc files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-32541

Affected Products

Hancom Office 2020 Hword

References · 5

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1759 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32541 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32541 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1707273989629096164 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1706673876296487294 · Twitter Post