CVE-2021-21815
AT&T Labs' Xmill Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command-line-parsing HandleFileArg functionality of AT&T Labs' Xmill 0.7. Within the function HandleFileArg the argument filepattern is under control of the user who passes it in from the command line. filepattern is passed directly to strcpy copying the path provided by the user into a staticly sized buffer without any length checks resulting in a stack-buffer overflow. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 13, 2021, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 13, 2022, 5:14 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-21815.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1280 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-21815 vulnerability over time.
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 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 13, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:att:labs\'_xmill:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:att:xmill:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1280 No Types Assigned https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1280 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:att:labs\'_xmill:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21815 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-21815
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.17999
percentile