VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-39533
An issue was discovered in libslax through v0.22.1. slaxLexer() in slaxlexer.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in libslax through v0.22.1. slaxLexer() in slaxlexer.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
- 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
- 1.27% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- juniper/libslax
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/Juniper/libslax/issues/51Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Juniper/libslax/issues/51Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.