CVE-2021-3420 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-3420 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 05/03/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: newlib
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-3420 Description

A flaw was found in newlib in versions prior to 4.0.0. Improper overflow validation in the memory allocation functions mEMALIGn, pvALLOc, nano_memalign, nano_valloc, nano_pvalloc could case an integer overflow, leading to an allocation of a small buffer and then to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-190
CWE Name: CWE-190->CWE-120
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).