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

CVE-2022-42760

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

In wlan driver, there is a possible missing bounds check, This could lead to local denial of service in wlan services.

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