PT-2021-5706 · Microsoft · Windows

Marcin Wiazowski · Published 2021-04-27 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-34498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the Windows GDI component and is caused by insufficient access restrictions when handling raster objects. This can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability may be exploited to affect the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Use After Free

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

CWE-264

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-00146

CVE-2021-34498

ZDI-21-825

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00146 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34498 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-34498 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34498 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-34498 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-34498 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-825 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17846 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021071339 · Note