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CVE-2021-35268

high

Description

In NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when a specially crafted NTFS inode is loaded in the function ntfs_inode_real_open, a heap buffer overflow can occur allowing for code execution and escalation of privileges.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSEKTKHO5HFZHWZNJNBJZA56472KRUZI/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/766ISTT3KCARKFUIQT7N6WV6T63XOKG3/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/30/1

http://ntfs-3g.com

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-09-07

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00084