CVE-2021-39990 (GCVE-0-2021-39990)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-03 21:07 – Updated: 2025-05-22 18:46
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Summary
The screen lock module has a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect user experience.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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Vendor Product Version
Huawei HarmonyOS Affected: 2.0
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