What is CVE-2021-38115?

CVE-2021-38115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libgd, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-38115?

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

Is CVE-2021-38115 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libgd

CVE-2021-38115

read_header_tga in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.019 (77.2th 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

Libgd
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38115?: CVE-2021-38115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libgd, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-38115?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-38115 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.