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Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CVE-2021-38658

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-38660.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published