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1 vulnerability by RIOT OS
CVE-2021-27427 (GCVE-0-2021-27427)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-03 20:16 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:25
VLAI?
Summary
RIOT OS version 2020.01.1 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in its implementation of calloc function, which can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.
Severity ?
7.3 (High)
CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
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Credits
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