CVE-2021-37231

Public Exploit

Description

A stack-buffer-overflow occurs in Atomicparsley 20210124.204813.840499f through APar_readX() in src/util.cpp while parsing a crafted mp4 file because of the missing boundary check.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/issues/30 exploit third party advisory patch
https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/pull/31#issue-687280335 third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-01 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37231?
CVE-2021-37231 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-37231?
To fix CVE-2021-37231, 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-2021-37231 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-37231 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.
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