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CVE-2021-31872

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5379-1

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in klibc before 2.0.9. Multiple possible integer overflows in the cpio command on 32-bit systems may result in a buffer overflow or other security impact.

Se detectó un problema en klibc versiones anteriores a 2.0.9. Múltiples desbordamientos de enteros posibles en el comando cpio en sistemas de 32 bits pueden resultar en un desbordamiento del búfer u otro impacto en la seguridad.

It was discovered that klibc did not properly perform some mathematical operations, leading to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that klibc did not properly handled some memory allocations on 64 bit systems. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-04-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-04-30 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-25 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Klibc Project
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Klibc
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< 2.0.9
Search vendor "Klibc Project" for product "Klibc" and version " < 2.0.9"
x86
Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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-
Affected