VDB-181607 · CVE-2021-36531 · GCVE-0-2021-36531

ngiflib 0.4 NGIFLIB_NO_FILE Mode ngiflib.c GetByte heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ngiflib 0.4. This affects the function GetByte in the library ngiflib.c of the component NGIFLIB_NO_FILE Mode. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-36531. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ngiflib 0.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function GetByte in the library ngiflib.c of the component NGIFLIB_NO_FILE Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/27/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-36531. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Name

ngiflib

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2021 🔍
08/27/2021 +46 days 🔍
08/27/2021 +0 days 🔍
09/01/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-36531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181607

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2021 21:59
Updated: 09/01/2021 14:13
Changes: 08/27/2021 21:59 (37), 09/01/2021 14:13 (2)
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