Spotauditor
CVE-2021-27722
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.34%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
An issue was discovered in Nsasoft US LLC SpotAuditor 5.3.5. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.
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This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. An issue was discovered in Nsasoft US LLC SpotAuditor 5.3.5. The program can be crashed by entering 300 bytes char data into the "Key" or "Name" field while registering. Affected products include: Nsasoft Spotauditor.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
An issue was discovered in Nsasoft US LLC SpotAuditor 5.3.5. The program can be crashed by entering 300 bytes char data into the "Key" or "Name" field while registering.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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