Vulnerability in Tuxera Ntfs-3g
CVE-2021-39257
A crafted NTFS image with an unallocated bitmap can lead to a endless recursive function call chain (starting from ntfs_attr_pwrite), causing stack consumption in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2021-39257?
- CVE-2021-39257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tuxera Ntfs-3g, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-39257?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.