CVE-2023-42757
low-risk
Published 2024-05-07
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.2/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
References (6)
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal