CVE-2021-21814

Public Exploit

Description

Within the function HandleFileArg the argument filepattern is under control of the user who passes it in from the command line. filepattern is passed directly to strlen to determine the ending location of the char* passed in by the user, no checks are done to see if the passed in char* is longer than the staticly sized buffer data is memcpy‘d into, but after the memcpy a null byte is written to what is assumed to be the end of the buffer to terminate the char*, but without length checks, this null write occurs at an arbitrary offset from the buffer. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory talosintelligence.com
Affected: n/a AT&T
Published at:
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References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-21814?
CVE-2021-21814 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-21814?
To fix CVE-2021-21814, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-21814 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-21814 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-21814?
CVE-2021-21814 affects n/a AT&T.
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