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

CVE-2024-49777

High
8.8/10

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow in tsMuxer version nightly-2024-03-14-01-51-12 allows attackers to cause Denial of Service (DoS), Information Disclosure and Code Execution via a crafted MKV video file.

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