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

CVE-2023-21243

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

In validateForCommonR1andR2 of PasspointConfiguration.java, there is a possible way to inflate the size of a config file with no limits due to a buffer overflow. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • 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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