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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2021-22461

Severity Medium
Score 5.5/10

Summary

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause nearby process crash.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published