CVE-2023-4590

Summary

CVE-2023-4590 is a buffer overflow vulnerability that affects Frhed hex editor version 1.6.0. An attacker can exploit this issue by providing a long filename argument, which overflows the buffer and corrupts the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) registers. This could potentially allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code, posing a serious security risk. Users of Frhed hex editor are advised to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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