Vulnerability in Giftrans Project
CVE-2021-45972
The giftrans function in giftrans 1.12.2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow because a value inside the input file determines the amount of data to write. This allows an attacker to overwrite up to 250 bytes outside of the allocated buffer with arbitrary data.
EPSS: 0.010 (57.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Giftrans_project Giftrans — versions 1.12.2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-45972?
- CVE-2021-45972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Giftrans Project, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-01-01.
- How severe is CVE-2021-45972?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.