VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-27219
The function g_bytes_new has an integer overflow on 64-bit platforms due to an implicit cast from 64 bits to 32 bits.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.99% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-681
- Affected
- gnome/glib · fedoraproject/fedora · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/e-series performance analyzer · broadcom/brocade fabric operating system firmware · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2319Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2REA7RVKN7ZHRLJOEGBRQKJIPZQPAELZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JJMPNDO4GDVURYQFYKFOWY5HAF4FTEPN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-13Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210319-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2319Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2REA7RVKN7ZHRLJOEGBRQKJIPZQPAELZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JJMPNDO4GDVURYQFYKFOWY5HAF4FTEPN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-13Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210319-0004/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.