7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-46879
Treasure Data Fluent Bit Heap Overflow RCE
Description

An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, a wrong variable is used to get the msgpack data resulting in a heap overflow in flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext. An attacker can craft a malicious file and tick the victim to open the file with the software, triggering a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 26, 2023, 1:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-46879 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 Treasuredata fluent_bit
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-2021-46879.

URL Resource
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26851 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit/pull/3100 Patch

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-46879 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-46879 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26851 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26851 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit/pull/3100 No Types Assigned https://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit/pull/3100 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:treasuredata:fluent_bit:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-46879 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-2021-46879 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.11 }} 0.01%

score

0.45183

percentile

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