CVE-2021-44496

Description

An issue was discovered in FIS GT.M through V7.0-000 (related to the YottaDB code base). Using crafted input, an attacker can control the size variable and buffer that is passed to a call to memcpy. An attacker can use this to overwrite key data structures and gain control of the flow of execution.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.16% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory pair.com Third-Party Advisory gitlab.com Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/projects/fis-gtm/files/ third party advisory product
https://gitlab.com/YottaDB/DB/YDB/-/issues/828 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://tinco.pair.com/bhaskar/gtm/doc/articles/GTM_V7.0-002_Release_Notes.html third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-44496?
CVE-2021-44496 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-44496?
To fix CVE-2021-44496, 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-2021-44496 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-44496 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.
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