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

CVE-2022-33232

High
7.8/10

Summary

Memory corruption due to buffer copy without checking size of input while running memory sharing tests with large scattered memory.

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