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

CVE-2021-40061

Medium
5/10

Summary

There is a vulnerability of accessing resources using an incompatible type (type confusion) in the Bastet module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect integrity.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
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  • NONE

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