Malwarebytes prior 4.6.14.326/5.1.5.116/2020-10-21 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Malwarebytes. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-43692. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Malwarebytes. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes before 4.6.14.326 and before 5.1.5.116 (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). Out-of-bound reads in strings detection utilities lead to system crashes.

The advisory is shared at malwarebytes.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-43692 since 09/21/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.6.14.326, 5.1.5.116 or 2020-10-21 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Malwarebytes 4.6.14.326/5.1.5.116/2020-10-21

Timelineinfo

09/21/2023 CVE reserved
08/14/2025 +693 days Advisory disclosed
08/14/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/14/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: malwarebytes.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-43692 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320213

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2025 19:56
Changes: 08/14/2025 19:56 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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