CVE-2022-33896 HIGH

CVE-2022-33896

Vendor Hancom
Product Hancom Office 2020
Weakness CWE-124
Published October 7, 2022
Last update April 15, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A buffer underflow vulnerability exists in the way Hword of Hancom Office 2020 version 11.0.0.5357 parses XML-based office files. A specially-crafted malformed file can cause memory corruption by using memory before buffer start, which can lead to code execution. A victim would need to access a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 7, 2022 CVE published
April 15, 2025 Record updated