CVE-2022-21716 vulnerability in Twistedmatrix and Other Products
Published on March 3, 2022
Buffer Overflow in Twisted
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-21716 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
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. A buffer overflow condition exists when a program attempts to put more data in a buffer than it can hold, or when a program attempts to put data in a memory area outside of the boundaries of a buffer. The simplest type of error, and the most common cause of buffer overflows, is the "classic" case in which the program copies the buffer without restricting how much is copied. Other variants exist, but the existence of a classic overflow strongly suggests that the programmer is not considering even the most basic of security protections.
CVE-2022-21716 has been classified to as a Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
twisted Version < 22.2.0 is affected by CVE-2022-21716Exploit Probability
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