CVE-2021-33480

Public Exploit

Description

An use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in gocr through 0.53-20200802 in context_correction() in pgm2asc.c.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a gocr
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962854 issue tracking third party advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/jocr/bugs/40/ third party advisory exploit
https://sourceforge.net/p/jocr/bugs/41/ third party advisory exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-28 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-33480?
CVE-2021-33480 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-33480?
To fix CVE-2021-33480, 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-2021-33480 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-33480 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-2021-33480?
CVE-2021-33480 affects n/a gocr.
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