CVE-2022-33896
A buffer underflow vulnerability exists in the way Hword of Hancom Office 2020 version 11.0.0.5357 parses XML-based office files.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-124
- Affected
- hancom/hancom office 2020
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1574Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1574Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.