CVE-2024-0429
📋 TL;DR
A buffer overflow vulnerability in Hex Workshop 6.7 allows attackers to trigger a denial of service by manipulating command line arguments to corrupt Structured Exception Handler records. This affects users running Hex Workshop 6.7 on Windows systems. The vulnerability can cause the application to crash and become unavailable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Hex Workshop
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete service disruption of Hex Workshop, potentially causing data loss for unsaved work and interrupting critical hex editing operations.
Likely Case
Application crash requiring restart, temporary disruption of hex editing workflows.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact if proper input validation and exception handling are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires local access or ability to pass malicious command line arguments to the application.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/buffer-overflow-vulnerability-hex-workshop
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updated version. 2. If available, download and install updated version. 3. Remove vulnerable version 6.7.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Command Line Access
windowsPrevent untrusted users or processes from passing command line arguments to Hex Workshop.
Application Whitelisting
windowsUse application control solutions to restrict execution of Hex Workshop to trusted contexts only.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user permissions to prevent untrusted users from running Hex Workshop
- Monitor for abnormal application crashes and investigate potential exploitation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Hex Workshop version: Open Hex Workshop → Help → About. If version is 6.7, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Not applicable - check via application GUI Help → About menuVerify Fix Applied:
Verify installed version is not 6.7. Check vendor site for patched version availability.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crash logs for Hex Workshop
- Windows Event Logs showing application faults
Network Indicators:
- Not applicable - local exploitation only
SIEM Query:
EventID=1000 OR EventID=1001 AND ProcessName="Hex Workshop.exe"