Information disclosure in Colord Project

CVE-2021-42523

There are two Information Disclosure vulnerabilities in colord, and they lie in colord/src/cd-device-db.c and colord/src/cd-profile-db.c separately. They exist because the 'err_msg' of 'sqlite3_exec' is not releasing after use, while libxml2 emphasizes that the caller needs to release it.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-42523: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Colord Project — versions 1.4.4, 1.4.5
  • Colord — versions colord - 1.4.4, 1.4.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42523?
CVE-2021-42523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Colord Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-42523?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.