VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45261
An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-763
- Affected
- gnu/patch
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61685Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61685Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.