CVE-2021-39255
published 2021-09-07CVE-2021-39255: A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
PriorityP335high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.40%
31.3th percentile
A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | ntfs-3g | < ntfs-3g 1:2021.8.22-2 (bookworm) | ntfs-3g 1:2021.8.22-2 (bookworm) |
| msrc | cbl2_ntfs-3g_2021.8.22-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| tuxera | ntfs-3g | < 2021.8.22 | 2021.8.22 |
| tuxera | ntfs-3g | >= 0 < 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u1 | 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u1 |
| tuxera | ntfs-3g | >= 0 < 1:2021.8.22-2 | 1:2021.8.22-2 |
| tuxera | ntfs-3g | >= 0 < 1:2021.8.22-2 | 1:2021.8.22-2 |
| tuxera | ntfs-3g | >= 0 < 1:2021.8.22-2 | 1:2021.8.22-2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
vendor_msrc·2021-09-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-39255 [HIGH] CWE-125 A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef in NTFS-3G Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
mitre: mitre
Customer Action Required:
Red Hat
ntfs-3g: Out-of-bounds read ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef() triggered by an invalid attribute
vendor_redhat·2021-08-30·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-39255 [HIGH] CWE-119 ntfs-3g: Out-of-bounds read ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef() triggered by an invalid attribute
ntfs-3g: Out-of-bounds read ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef() triggered by an invalid attribute
A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
The ntfs3g package is susceptible to a heap overflow on crafted input. When processing an NTFS image, proper bounds checking was not enforced leading to this software flaw. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Package: libguestfs-winsupport (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Package: virt:8.2/libguestfs-winsupport (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization) - Affected
Package: virt:av/libguestfs-winsupport (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization) - A
Debian
CVE-2021-39255: ntfs-3g - A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid att...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-39255 [HIGH] CVE-2021-39255: ntfs-3g - A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid att...
A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:2021.8.22-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:2021.8.22-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:2021.8.22-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:2021.8.22-2)
GHSA
GHSA-w39f-4cm2-25x2: A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2021-39255 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-w39f-4cm2-25x2: A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021
A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
OSV
CVE-2021-39255: A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021
osv·2021-09-07·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-39255 [HIGH] CVE-2021-39255: A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021
A crafted NTFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read, caused by an invalid attribute in ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releaseshttps://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jphttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releaseshttps://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jphttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971
2021-09-07
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