Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory
CVE-2023-21546
Summary
Windows Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- HIGH
- NETWORK
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
- HIGH
CWE-591 - Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory
The application stores sensitive data in memory that is not locked, or that has been incorrectly locked, which might cause the memory to be written to swap files on disk by the virtual memory manager. This can make the data more accessible to external actors.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published