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CVE-2021-22480

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

The interface of a certain HarmonyOS module has an integer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to heap memory overflow.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Huawei — Harmonyos

CWEs

References

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