CVE-2021-37136
high-risk
Published 2021-10-19
The Bzip2 decompression decoder function doesn't allow setting size restrictions on the decompressed output data (which affects the allocation size used during decompression). All users of Bzip2Decoder are affected. The malicious input can trigger an OOME and so a DoS attack
Do I need to act?
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1.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
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References (26)
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-grg4-wf29-r9vv
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0012/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-grg4-wf29-r9vv
and 6 more references
54
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
4/34 · Minimal
Exposure
24/34 · High