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CVE-2021-22465

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Local attackers may...

5.5 Medium

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause Kernel System unavailable.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.15%Down 0.1 points since Oct 29, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause Kernel System unavailable.

Record
CVE-2021-22465
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause Kernel System unavailable.

Record
CVE-2021-22465
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9611 No score

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause Kernel System unavailable.

Record
EUVD-2021-9611
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-59x4-pccf-58xp 5.5

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Local attackers may...

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause Kernel System unavailable.

Record
GHSA-59x4-pccf-58xp
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2021-22465 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Huawei Harmonyos, published October 28, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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