What is CVE-2021-42006?

CVE-2021-42006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gclib Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-42006?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-42006 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 Gclib Project

CVE-2021-42006

An out-of-bounds access in GffLine::GffLine in gff.cpp in GCLib 0.12.7 allows an attacker to cause a segmentation fault or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted GFF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (62.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gclib_project Gclib — versions 0.12.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42006?: CVE-2021-42006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gclib Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-42006?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42006 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.