What is CVE-2021-36489?

CVE-2021-36489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liballeg Allegro, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-36489?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Liballeg Allegro

CVE-2021-36489

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Allegro through 5.2.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted PCX/TGA/BMP files to allegro_image addon.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Liballeg Allegro
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36489?: CVE-2021-36489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liballeg Allegro, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-36489?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.