The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-25
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-2881
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/3
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2022-09-21
Updated: 2022-11-16
Base Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H