# CVE-2023-2874: Twister Antivirus IoControlCode filppd.sys 0x804f2140 denial of service

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Twister Antivirus: 8

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Twister Antivirus 8. This issue affects the function 0x804f2158/0x804f2154/0x804f2150/0x804f215c/0x804f2160/0x80800040/0x804f214c/0x804f2148/0x804f2144/0x801120e4/0x804f213c/0x804f2140 in the library filppd.sys of the component IoControlCode 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. The identifier VDB-229853 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Twister Antivirus, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.229853
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.229853
- https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/blob/master/CVE-2023-2874
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hcj4tdRveydUv84J5IEQFmjF1XxUvxGy/view?usp=sharing

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