CVE-2021-45972 — HIGH (7.1)

Vulnerability Description

The giftrans function in giftrans 1.12.2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow because a value inside the input file determines the amount of data to write. This allows an attacker to overwrite up to 250 bytes outside of the allocated buffer with arbitrary data.

CVSS Score

7.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Giftrans Project	Giftrans	1.12.2
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1284

References

http://web.archive.org/web/20150801185019/Broken Link
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1002739ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/tools/ibmpc/giftrans/index.htiBroken Link
http://web.archive.org/web/20150801185019/Broken Link
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1002739ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/tools/ibmpc/giftrans/index.htiBroken Link

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-45972?

CVE-2021-45972 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). The giftrans function in giftrans 1.12.2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow because a value inside the input file determines the amount of data to write. This allows an attacker to overwrite up to...

How severe is CVE-2021-45972?

CVE-2021-45972 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-45972?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Giftrans Project Giftrans, Debian Debian Linux.