CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-1643

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 has been found in IObit Malware Fighter 9.4.0.776 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function 0x8001E000/0x8001E004/0x8001E018/0x8001E01C/0x8001E024/0x8001E040 in the library ImfHpRegFilter.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-224023.

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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