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CVE-2021-27219

Published: Feb 15, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-681
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.9%
Top 15.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.6 and 2.67.x before 2.67.3. The function g_bytes_new has an integer overflow on 64-bit platforms due to an implicit cast from 64 bits to 32 bits. The overflow could potentially lead to memory corruption.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-681

Affected Products

glibgnome
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
active iq unified managernetappHardware Firmware
cloud backupnetappHardware Firmware
e-series performance analyzernetappHardware Firmware
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
and 9 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2319
gitlab.gnome.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00006.html
lists.debian.org
and 26 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 15, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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