CVE-2021-20240
Adobe Gdk-Pixbuf gif Integer Wraparound Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description
A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf in versions before 2.42.0. An integer wraparound leading to an out of bounds write can occur when a crafted GIF image is loaded. An attacker may cause applications to crash or could potentially execute code on the victim system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
INFO
Published Date :
May 28, 2021, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EANWYODLOJDFLMBH6WEKJJMQ5PKLEWML/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B5H3GNVWMZTYZR3JBYCK57PF7PFMQBNP/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BGZVCTH5O7WBJLYXZ2UOKLYNIFPVR55D/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/B5H3GNVWMZTYZR3JBYCK57PF7PFMQBNP/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EANWYODLOJDFLMBH6WEKJJMQ5PKLEWML/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BGZVCTH5O7WBJLYXZ2UOKLYNIFPVR55D/ Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 02, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1926787 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1926787 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/B5H3GNVWMZTYZR3JBYCK57PF7PFMQBNP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/B5H3GNVWMZTYZR3JBYCK57PF7PFMQBNP/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BGZVCTH5O7WBJLYXZ2UOKLYNIFPVR55D/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BGZVCTH5O7WBJLYXZ2UOKLYNIFPVR55D/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EANWYODLOJDFLMBH6WEKJJMQ5PKLEWML/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EANWYODLOJDFLMBH6WEKJJMQ5PKLEWML/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.42.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.26 }} 0.01%
score
0.65236
percentile