CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-33896

Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')

Published: Oct 07, 2022 | Modified: Oct 11, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A buffer underflow vulnerability exists in the way Hword of Hancom Office 2020 version 11.0.0.5357 parses XML-based office files. A specially-crafted malformed file can cause memory corruption by using memory before buffer start, which can lead to code execution. A victim would need to access a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness

The product writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location prior to the beginning of the buffer.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Hancom_office_2020 Hancom 11.0.0.5357 (including) 11.0.0.5357 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References