CVE-2023-30382

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Published May 23, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A buffer overflow in the component hl.exe of Valve Half-Life up to 5433873 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by supplying crafted parameters.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:valvesoftware:half-life:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-34802	A buffer overflow in the component hl.exe of Valve Half-Life up to 5433873 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by supplying crafted parameters.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.219% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://labs.jumpsec.com/advisory-cve-2023-30382-half-life-local-privilege-escalation/

History

Jan 17, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Valvesoftware Half-life

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 17, 2025, 6:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 23, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jan 17, 2025, 6:28 PM
Reserved: Apr 7, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:21 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:21 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:54 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 23, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:54 AM

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