CVE-2023-1008
Published: 24 February 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-1008 is a medium-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Filseclab Twister Antivirus. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 34.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-23300
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in Twister Antivirus 8.17. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function 0x801120E4 in the library filmfd.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to…
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be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-221741 was assigned to this vulnerability.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Contingency plan updates incorporate proper resource shutdown and release steps, preventing attackers from leveraging incomplete cleanup during recovery scenarios.
Mandates explicit shutdown of the network connection at session conclusion, directly addressing improper resource release.
Requires proper shutdown/release procedures that include overwriting or isolating data to block unintended transfer via reused system objects.
Procedures can mandate orderly shutdown or release of resources when failures occur, preventing improper resource handling after a fault.