CVE-2021-45972
CVSS V2 Medium 5.8
CVSS V3 High 7.1
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-45972
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-01-01T21:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-01-10T21:31:43
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:giftrans_project:giftrans:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://web.archive.org/web/20150801185019/ | Broken Link |
| https://www.abdn.ac.uk/tools/ibmpc/giftrans/index.hti | Broken Link |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1002739 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45972 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45972 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:37:53 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 05:27:21 | 2022-01-01T21:15Z | 2022-01-01T21:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 05:27:21 | 2022-01-10T21:31:43 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 05:27:21 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |