CRITICAL · 9.8

CVE-2021-3520

There's a flaw in lz4. An attacker who submits a crafted file to an application linked with lz4 may be able to trigger an integer overflow, leading to calling of memmove() on a negative size argument,...

Vulnerability Description

There's a flaw in lz4. An attacker who submits a crafted file to an application linked with lz4 may be able to trigger an integer overflow, leading to calling of memmove() on a negative size argument, causing an out-of-bounds write and/or a crash. The greatest impact of this flaw is to availability, with some potential impact to confidentiality and integrity as well.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Lz4 ProjectLz4>= 1.8.3, < 1.9.4
NetappActive Iq Unified Manager-
NetappCloud Backup-
NetappOntap Select Deploy Administration Utility-
OracleCommunications Cloud Native Core Policy1.14.0
OracleZfs Storage Appliance Kit8.8
SplunkUniversal Forwarder>= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-3520?

CVE-2021-3520 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). There's a flaw in lz4. An attacker who submits a crafted file to an application linked with lz4 may be able to trigger an integer overflow, leading to calling of memmove() on a negative size argument,...

How severe is CVE-2021-3520?

CVE-2021-3520 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-3520?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Lz4 Project Lz4, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Cloud Backup, Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy.