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CWE-127
Buffer Under-read
Variant
Draft
Description
The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations prior to the targeted buffer.
Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Confidentiality
Impact
Read Memory
Scope
Confidentiality
Impact
Bypass Protection Mechanism
CVE-2021-40985HTML conversion package has a buffer under-read, allowing a crash
Applicable Platforms
Memory-Unsafe
C
C++
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