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CVE-2021-33973: 
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Overview

A Buffer Overflow vulnerability was discovered in Qihoo 360 Safe guard versions v12.1.0.1004, v12.1.0.1005, and v13.1.0.1001 that allows attackers to escalate privileges (NVD). The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2021-33973 and was disclosed in 2021.

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability (CWE-120). It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 HIGH with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access required with low attack complexity and privileges required (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining elevated access to system resources and sensitive data (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to versions newer than the affected versions (v12.1.0.1004, v12.1.0.1005, and v13.1.0.1001) to mitigate this vulnerability (NVD).

Community reactions

The vulnerability was acknowledged by the vendor and received a bounty payment, indicating its significance. Security researchers have published demonstrations of the exploit on various platforms (MemoryCorruptor Blog, YouTube).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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