VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-32298
A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function IFF_errorId located in error.c.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.51%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in libiff through 20190123. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function IFF_errorId located in error.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.51% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- libiff project/libiff
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/svanderburg/libiff/issues/10Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/svanderburg/libiff/issues/10Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.