MS Windows IsLocal Function Fails to Detect Reserved Device Names (CVE-2023-45284)
CVE-2023-45284 Published on November 9, 2023

Incorrect detection of reserved device names on Windows in path/filepath
On Windows, The IsLocal function does not correctly detect reserved device names in some cases. Reserved names followed by spaces, such as "COM1 ", and reserved names "COM" and "LPT" followed by superscript 1, 2, or 3, are incorrectly reported as local. With fix, IsLocal now correctly reports these names as non-local.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-45284 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Products Associated with CVE-2023-45284

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
12.02%

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