Denial of service via disassembler out-of-bounds reads
Published Aug 14, 2025 · Updated Aug 14, 2025
Out-of-bounds reads in Malwarebytes 4.6.14.326 and earlier and 5.1.5.116 and earlier allow local users to disrupt service stability. Several disassembling utilities read beyond buffer bounds, but Malwarebytes has not disclosed which utilities or input fields trigger the reads. CISA assesses that exploitation requires local access, high privileges, and high complexity with no user interaction; the vendor identifies denial of service but does not distinguish a hang from a crash.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds reads in Malwarebytes 4.6.14.326 and earlier and 5.1.5.116 and earlier allow local users to disrupt service stability. Several disassembling utilities read beyond buffer bounds, but Malwarebytes has not disclosed which utilities or input fields trigger the reads. CISA assesses that exploitation requires local access, high privileges, and high complexity with no user interaction; the vendor identifies denial of service but does not distinguish a hang from a crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-43694
- Published
- Aug 14, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Aug 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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