CVE-2023-32541 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the footerr functionality of Hancom Office 2020 HWord 11.0.0.7520. A specially crafted .doc file can lead to a use-after-free. An attacker can trick a user into opening a malformed file to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Hancom	Hancom Office 2020

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hancom:hancom_office_2020:11.0.0.7520:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1759
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1759

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1759

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2023-09-26T14:02:28.222Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:16:19.120Z

Reserved: 2023-06-08T18:44:01.632Z

Link: CVE-2023-32541

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T15:18:37.602Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-27T15:18:52.493

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:28.490

Link: CVE-2023-32541

Redhat

No data.

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