7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-21871
PowerISO DMG File Format Handler Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the DMG File Format Handler functionality of PowerISO 7.9. A specially crafted DMG file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. The vendor fixed it in a bug-release of the current version.

INFO

Published Date :

June 29, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 30, 2022, 3:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21871 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Poweriso poweriso
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1308 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-21871 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21871 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1308 Third Party Advisory https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1308 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Talos CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 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:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1308 No Types Assigned https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1308 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:poweriso:poweriso:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.01%

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0.39744

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