Buffer overflow in Opensuse Libsolv

CVE-2021-33928

Buffer overflow vulnerability in function pool_installable in src/repo.h in libsolv before 0.7.17 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (70.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Opensuse Libsolv
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33928?: CVE-2021-33928 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Libsolv, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-33928?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.