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CVE-2021-40812

Published: Sep 8, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-125
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 has an out-of-bounds read because of the lack of certain gdGetBuf and gdPutBuf return value checks.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-125

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Thomas Boutell
individual-dev·USaka cgic, gd library, libgd
LibGDLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
АЛЬТ СП 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libgd
oss-projectaka gd graphics library
libgdLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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References

https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/6f5136821be86e7068fcdf651ae9420b5d42e9a9
github.com
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/750#issuecomment-914872385
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40812
nvd.nist.gov
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