What is CVE-2021-28855?

CVE-2021-28855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Deark, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-28855?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Entropymine Deark

CVE-2021-28855

In Deark before 1.5.8, a specially crafted input file can cause a NULL pointer dereference in the dbuf_write function (src/deark-dbuf.c).

EPSS: 0.009 (55.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Entropymine Deark
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28855?: CVE-2021-28855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Deark, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-28855?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.