Buffer overflow in Fisglobal Gt.m

CVE-2021-44496

An issue was discovered in FIS GT.M through V7.0-000 (related to the YottaDB code base). Using crafted input, an attacker can control the size variable and buffer that is passed to a call to memcpy. An attacker can use this to overwrite key data structures and gain control of the flow of execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44496?
CVE-2021-44496 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fisglobal Gt.m, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-44496?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.