Buffer overflow in Gnu Grub2

CVE-2021-3697

A crafted JPEG image may lead the JPEG reader to underflow its data pointer, allowing user-controlled data to be written in heap. To a successful to be performed the attacker needs to perform some triage over the heap layout and craft an i…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3697?
CVE-2021-3697 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Grub2, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-3697?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-3697 known to be exploited?
19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.