CVE-2021-21815 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-21815 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 13/08/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: talos | Vendor: n/a | Product: AT&T
Status : PUBLISHED

CVE-2021-21815 Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command-line-parsing HandleFileArg functionality of AT&T Labs\' Xmill 0.7. Within the function HandleFileArg the argument filepattern is under control of the user who passes it in from the command line. filepattern is passed directly to strcpy copying the path provided by the user into a staticly sized buffer without any length checks resulting in a stack-buffer overflow. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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CWE Name: stack-based buffer overflow
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).