CVE-2021-4214 (GCVE-0-2021-4214)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-08-24 00:00
Modified
2024-08-03 17:16
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-120 - - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a libpng Version: libpng v1.6
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T17:16:04.244Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/302"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043393"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4214"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0001/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "libpng",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "libpng v1.6"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A heap overflow flaw was found in libpngs\u0027 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."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-120",
              "description": "CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (\u0027Classic Buffer Overflow\u0027)",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2022-10-20T00:00:00",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/302"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043393"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4214"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0001/"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2021-4214",
    "datePublished": "2022-08-24T00:00:00",
    "dateReserved": "2022-01-25T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T17:16:04.244Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2021-4214\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"published\":\"2022-08-24T16:15:10.037\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T06:37:10.063\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A heap overflow flaw was found in libpngs\u0027 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.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"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 dise\u00f1ado a la utilidad pngimage, causando un fallo en la aplicaci\u00f3n, conllevando a una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H\",\"baseScore\":5.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.8,\"impactScore\":3.6}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-120\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-787\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"42882881-6827-4123-B217-FC9B4C36702A\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"07B237A9-69A3-4A9C-9DA0-4E06BD37AE73\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"FA6FEEC2-9F11-4643-8827-749718254FED\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"E7CF3019-975D-40BB-A8A4-894E62BD3797\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4214\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043393\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Issue Tracking\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/302\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0001/\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4214\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043393\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Issue Tracking\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/302\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0001/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.