CVE-2021-4214
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
A heap overflow flaw was found in libpngs' pngimage.c program. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to pass a specially crafted PNG file to the pngimage utility, causing an application to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Se ha encontrado un fallo de desbordamiento de la pila en el programa pngimage.c de libpngs. Este fallo permite a un atacante con acceso a la red local pasar un archivo PNG especialmente diseñado a la utilidad pngimage, causando un fallo en la aplicación, conllevando a una denegación de servicio.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-01-25 CVE Reserved
- 2022-08-24 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-03 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4214 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0001 | Third Party Advisory |
|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043393 | 2024-08-03 | |
| https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/302 | 2024-08-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Libpng Search vendor "Libpng" | Libpng Search vendor "Libpng" for product "Libpng" | 1.6.0 Search vendor "Libpng" for product "Libpng" and version "1.6.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility" | - | - |
Affected
| ||||||