vendor:
N/A
by:
Anonymous
8.8
CVSS
HIGH
Memory Operation Optimization
843
CWE
Product Name: N/A
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: No
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2020
Empty Loop Optimization Vulnerability
This vulnerability occurs when optimizations for memory operations leave empty loops which can break the control flow. This can be exploited by an attacker to cause unexpected behavior in the program. In the PoC, the empty loop is removed without considering branches, which causes the program to print out 1234 instead of 0.
Mitigation:
Ensure that empty loops are not removed during optimization.
