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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2020-22884

High
9.8/10

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in function jsvGetStringChars in Espruino before RELEASE_2V09, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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