Buffer overflow in Tuxera Ntfs-3g
CVE-2021-39256
A crafted NTFS image can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in ntfs_inode_lookup_by_name in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (36.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Tuxera Ntfs-3g
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-39256?
- CVE-2021-39256 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tuxera Ntfs-3g, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-39256?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.