CVE-2021-39263

moderate-risk
Published 2021-09-07

A crafted NTFS image can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an unsanitized attribute in ntfs_get_attribute_value, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Debian Tuxera

References (10)

Release Notes https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971
Release Notes https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low