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CVE-2023-53879

NVClient 5.0 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the user configuration contact field that allows attackers to crash the application.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

NVClient 5.0 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the user configuration contact field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can overwrite 846 bytes of memory by pasting a crafted payload into the contact box, causing a denial of service condition.

CVSS 4.0
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.22% probability · 13th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-121, CWE-787
Affected
eyemaxsystems/nvclient
Source
disclosure@vulncheck.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.