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7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-32493
DjVuLibre Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in djvulibre-3.5.28 and earlier. A heap buffer overflow in function DJVU::GBitmap::decode() via crafted djvu file may lead to application crash and other consequences.

INFO

Published Date :

June 24, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-32493 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Djvulibre_project djvulibre
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in DjVuLibre can be remediated by updating the affected packages.
  • Update the djvulibre packages.
  • Apply available patches.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-32493.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943690 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943690 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-32493 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-2021-32493 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-32493 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943690
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVE Elastic Fedora Project
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943690 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943690 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:djvulibre_project:djvulibre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.5.28
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.29 }} -0.12%

score

0.51888

percentile