High severity · published Feb 17, 2023
CVE-2021-32142
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in LibRaw linux/unix v0.20.0 allows attacker to escalate privileges via the LibRaw_buffer_datastream::gets(char*, int) in…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in LibRaw linux/unix v0.20.0 allows attacker to escalate privileges via the LibRaw_buffer_datastream::gets(char*, int) in /src/libraw/src/libraw_datastream.cpp.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libraw · Libraw
0.20.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32142
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32142
Patch
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/bc3aaf4223fdb70d52d470dae65c5a7923ea2a49
Exploit
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/issues/400
Not Applicable
https://github.com/gtt1995
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00025.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5ICTVDRGBWGIFBTUWJLGX7QM5GWBWUG7/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E7TEZ7CLRNYYQZJ5NJGZXK6YJU46WH2L/
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