CVE-2021-3696

Description

A heap out-of-bounds write may heppen during the handling of Huffman tables in the PNG reader. This may lead to data corruption in the heap space. Confidentiality, Integrity and Availablity impact may be considered Low as it's very complex to an attacker control the encoding and positioning of corrupted Huffman entries to achieve results such as arbitrary code execution and/or secure boot circumvention. This flaw affects grub2 versions prior grub-2.12.

Category

4.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a grub2
Published at:
Updated at:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3696?
CVE-2021-3696 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3696?
To fix CVE-2021-3696, 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-2021-3696 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-3696 is being actively exploited. 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-2021-3696?
CVE-2021-3696 affects n/a grub2.
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