What is CVE-2021-40398?

CVE-2021-40398 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-40398?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Accusoft Imagegear

CVE-2021-40398

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the parse_raster_data functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.10. A specially-crafted malformed file can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vuln…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (47.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Accusoft Imagegear — versions 19.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1411 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40398?: CVE-2021-40398 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-40398?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.