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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-23907

An issue was discovered in retdec v3.3. In function canSplitFunctionOn() of ir_modifications.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. The impact is: Deny of Service, Memory Disclosure, and Possible Code Execution.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:35 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-23907

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Apr 2021, 18:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in retdec v3.3. In function canSplitFunctionOn() of ir_modifications.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. The impact is: Deny of Service, Memory Disclosure, and Possible Code Execution.

osv:CVE-2020-23907
Complete source record
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