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

CVE-2021-46883

High
7.5/10

Summary

The video framework has memory overwriting caused by addition overflow. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

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