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

CVE-2023-52550

High
7.5/10

Summary

Vulnerability of data verification errors in the kernel module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

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

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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