CVE-2021-29630

Description

In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n246938-0729ba2f49c9, 12.2-STABLE before r370383, 11.4-STABLE before r370381, 13.0-RELEASE before p4, 12.2-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RELEASE before p13, the ggatec daemon does not validate the size of a response before writing it to a fixed-sized buffer allowing a malicious attacker in a privileged network position to overwrite the stack of ggatec and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.08% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org
Affected: n/a FreeBSD
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:14.ggatec.asc patch vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0005/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-29630?
CVE-2021-29630 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-29630?
To fix CVE-2021-29630, 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-2021-29630 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-29630 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-29630?
CVE-2021-29630 affects n/a FreeBSD.
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