Buffer overflow in Libcaca Project
CVE-2021-30498
A flaw was found in libcaca. A heap buffer overflow in export.c in function export_tga might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.014 (68.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Libcaca_project Libcaca — versions 0.99
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- N/a Libcaca — versions master
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-30498?
- CVE-2021-30498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libcaca Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-30498?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-30498 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.