CVE-2021-44577
Description
[REJECTED CVE] Two heap-overflow vulnerabilities exist in openSUSE libsolv through 13 Dec 2020 bugs in the propagate function at src/solver.c: line 490 and 524.
Statement
This flaw was found to be a duplicate of CVE-2021-3200. Please see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3200 for information about affected products and security errata.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Write operations could cause memory corruption. In some cases, an adversary can modify control data such as return addresses in order to execute unexpected code.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Attempting to access out-of-range, invalid, or unauthorized memory could cause the product to crash.
Other
Technical Impact: Unexpected State
Subsequent write operations can produce undefined or unexpected results.
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