CVE-2023-42757
Medium
Description
Process Explorer before 17.04 allows attackers to make it functionally unavailable (a denial of service for analysis) by renaming an executable file to a new extensionless 255-character name and launching it with NtCreateUserProcess. This can occur through an issue in wcscat_s error handling.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.2
Exploit probability—
ProductProcess Explorer
PublishedMay 7, 2024
First seenMay 7, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120
How to fix
Update
- Process Explorer17.04 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Process Explorer | No range specified | 17.04 |
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