VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-46790
ntfsck in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22 has a heap-based buffer overflow involving buffer+512*3-2.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ntfsck in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22 has a heap-based buffer overflow involving buffer+512*3-2. NOTE: the upstream position is that ntfsck is deprecated; however, it is shipped by some Linux distributions.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- tuxera/ntfs-3g · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/issues/16Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7JPX6OUCQKZX4PN5DQPVDUFZCOOZUX7Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ECDCISL24TYH4CTDFCUVF24WAKRSYF7F/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FAXFYIJWT5SHHRNPOJETM77EIMJ6ZP6I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UEXHDCUSLJD2HSPMAAVZ5AWMPUOG6UI7/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5160Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/issues/16Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7JPX6OUCQKZX4PN5DQPVDUFZCOOZUX7Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ECDCISL24TYH4CTDFCUVF24WAKRSYF7F/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FAXFYIJWT5SHHRNPOJETM77EIMJ6ZP6I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UEXHDCUSLJD2HSPMAAVZ5AWMPUOG6UI7/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5160Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.