CVE-2023-52890

Local memory corruption via invalid UTF-8 conversion

Published Jun 13, 2024 · Updated Dec 9, 2024

Use-after-free in NTFS-3G before 75dcdc2 allows local users to corrupt process memory by supplying an invalid UTF-8 sequence. When utf8_to_unicode returns an error, ntfs_uppercase_mbs frees the uppercase buffer but unconditionally writes a terminator through a pointer into that freed allocation. Reachability requires low-privileged local access to trigger the conversion path, and upstream discussion characterizes reliable exploitation as challenging.

CVSS severity4.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in NTFS-3G before 75dcdc2 allows local users to corrupt process memory by supplying an invalid UTF-8 sequence. When utf8_to_unicode returns an error, ntfs_uppercase_mbs frees the uppercase buffer but unconditionally writes a terminator through a pointer into that freed allocation. Reachability requires low-privileged local access to trigger the conversion path, and upstream discussion characterizes reliable exploitation as challenging.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-52890
Published
Jun 13, 2024
Updated
Dec 9, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.5UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.5SUSECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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