CVE-2023-1638Public exploit

Local system crash via unchecked IOCTL pointer

Published Mar 26, 2023 · Updated Feb 19, 2025

Denial of service in IObit Malware Fighter 9.4.0.776 allows local users to crash Windows through the ImfRegistryFilter.sys driver. The handler for IOCTL 0x8001E024 dereferences a caller-supplied input-buffer pointer without validating it; the record also identifies 0x8001E040. Low-privileged local access and no user interaction are required, and the reported effect is a system crash with no confidentiality or integrity impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in IObit Malware Fighter 9.4.0.776 allows local users to crash Windows through the ImfRegistryFilter.sys driver. The handler for IOCTL 0x8001E024 dereferences a caller-supplied input-buffer pointer without validating it; the record also identifies 0x8001E040. Low-privileged local access and no user interaction are required, and the reported effect is a system crash with no confidentiality or integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1638
Published
Mar 26, 2023
Updated
Feb 19, 2025
Vendor
IObit
Product
IObit Malware Fighter
Classifications
CWE-404, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.4.0.776

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IObit · IObit Malware Fighterversion=9.4.0.776

Published CVSS scores

5.5VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.6VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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