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.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://web.archive.org/web/20150801185019/	Broken Link
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1002739	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/tools/ibmpc/giftrans/index.hti	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:giftrans_project:giftrans:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

History

08 Aug 2023, 14:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-787~~	CWE-1284

Information

Published : 2022-01-01 21:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-45972

Mitre link : CVE-2021-45972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-45972

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

giftrans_project

giftrans

CWE

CWE-1284

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

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