PT-2021-23467 · Gclib+1 · Gclib+1

Carter-Yagemann · Published 2021-10-04 · Updated 2021-10-12 · CVE-2021-42006

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GCLib version 0.12.7

Description An out-of-bounds access in GffLine::GffLine in gff.cpp allows an attacker to cause a segmentation fault or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted GFF file.

Recommendations For GCLib version 0.12.7, consider avoiding the use of crafted GFF files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of GFF files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-42006

Affected Products

Debian

Gclib

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/gpertea/gclib/issues/11 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42006 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42006 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42006 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42006 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-42006 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42006 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29950 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21903 · Telegram Post