CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-1641

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Published: Mar 26, 2023 | Modified: Apr 11, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IObit Malware Fighter 9.4.0.776. This issue affects the function 0x222018 in the library ObCallbackProcess.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-224021 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Malware_fighter Iobit 9.4.0.776 (including) 9.4.0.776 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.

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