CVE-2021-31598Out-of-bounds Write in Project Ezxml

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 24
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An issue was discovered in libezxml.a in ezXML 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode() performs incorrect memory handling while parsing crafted XML files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

debiandebian/netcdf< netcdf 1:4.9.0-1 (bookworm)
debiandebian/scilab< netcdf 1:4.9.0-1 (bookworm)
debiandebian/mapcache< netcdf 1:4.9.0-1 (bookworm)
debiandebian/netcdf-parallel< netcdf 1:4.9.0-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-79rj-564v-63cr: An issue was discovered in libezxml2022-05-24
OSV
CVE-2021-31598: An issue was discovered in libezxml2021-04-24

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Scilab vulnerabilities2021-09-03
Debian
CVE-2021-31598: mapcache - An issue was discovered in libezxml.a in ezXML 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode(...2021
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