CVE-2023-1638
IObit Malware Fighter IOCTL ImfRegistryFilter.sys 0x8001E040 denial of service
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- VulDB
Description
A vulnerability was found in IObit Malware Fighter 9.4.0.776. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function 0x8001E024/0x8001E040 in the library ImfRegistryFilter.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-224018 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By VulDB
Published
- 23 months later
· 23 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 9.4.0.776
References (4)
- https://vuldb.com/?id.224018 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.224018 (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-requiredx_transferred
- https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1638 (opens in a new tab)relatedx_transferred
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jYlCkQMNaUwGV5QJtyz4zhdTqaGCv6Z/view (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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