Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-38128

Memory Safety in Justsystems Easy Postcard Max

Public PoCMemory Safety
Published
19 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0068 49th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-38128 is a high-severity Type Confusion (CWE-843) vulnerability in Justsystems Easy Postcard Max. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 49th 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

Vulnerability Data

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the "HyperLinkFrame" stream parser of Ichitaro 2023 1.0.1.59372. A specially crafted document can cause a type confusion, which can lead to memory corruption and eventually arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious…

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file to trigger this vulnerability.

CWE(s)
CWE-843CWE-787

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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T1211 Exploitation for Stealth Stealth
Adversaries may exploit vulnerabilities to evade detection by hiding activity, suppressing logging, or operating within trusted or unmonitored components.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-35126Same product: Justsystems Easy Postcard Max
CVE-2023-24823Shared CWE-787, CWE-843
CVE-2024-38207Shared CWE-787, CWE-843
CVE-2024-3298Shared CWE-787, CWE-843
CVE-2024-5830Shared CWE-787, CWE-843
CVE-2023-36017Shared CWE-787, CWE-843
CVE-2023-1078Shared CWE-787, CWE-843
CVE-2020-16009Shared CWE-787, CWE-843
CVE-2024-38218Shared CWE-787, CWE-843
CVE-2020-0986Shared CWE-787

Affected Assets

justsystems
easy postcard max
all versions
justsystems
ichitaro 2021
all versions
justsystems
ichitaro 2022
all versions
justsystems
ichitaro 2023
1.0.1.59372
justsystems
ichitaro government 10
all versions
justsystems
ichitaro government 8
all versions
justsystems
ichitaro government 9
all versions
justsystems
ichitaro pro 3
all versions
justsystems
ichitaro pro 4
all versions
justsystems
ichitaro pro 5
all versions
+9 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.5.2
  • V3.2.3
  • V15.3.5

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.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent type-confusion flaws via safe typing, static analysis, and code review while the control itself addresses many additional weaknesses.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover out-of-bounds write flaws so they can be remediated.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching or replacing vulnerable software directly eliminates known instances of this coding weakness.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect type-confusion vulnerabilities through fuzzing and static analysis.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates type-safe design and review that can catch type-confusion flaws.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify strong typing and interface contracts that reduce type confusion.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles promote type-safe languages and memory-safety mechanisms that mitigate type confusion.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly forbid unsafe type casts and require static-analysis checks for type confusion.

A.8.32 Change management partial match
prevents

Change management can enforce review gates that catch unsafe memory operations before deployment.

References