CVE-2023-27916 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-27916

The affected application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when...

Vulnerability Description

The affected application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing font files (e.g., FNT). This could lead to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to potentially execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Michael Heinzl reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.

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Affected Vendor

Horner Automation

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Affected Software

Cscape, Cscape EnvisionRV
Vulnerable Versions:
v9.90 SP8, v4.70

Timeline

Official Publish: June 6th, 2023
Last Modified: January 7th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1003 OS Credential Dumping
Credential Access
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access