CVE-2021-38684

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Multimedia Console

Published: Nov 13, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787

8.1HIGH

Description

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Multimedia Console. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Multimedia Console: Multimedia Console 1.4.3 ( 2021/10/05 ) and later Multimedia Console 1.5.3 ( 2021/10/05 ) and later

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

QNAP Systems, Inc.

commercial·TWaka qnap

Multimedia Console

Hardware Firmware

QNAP Systems Inc.

commercial·TWaka qnap, qnap systems

Multimedia Console

Hardware Firmware

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38684

nvd.nist.gov

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-21-45

qnap.com

https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021111213

cybersecurity-help.cz

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