Is CVE-2021-44568 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-44568 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-44568?

CVE-2021-44568 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-44568?

CVE-2021-44568 has an EPSS score of 1.77% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-44568?

Upgrade libsolv on debian 11 to 0.7.17-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-44568

MEDIUMEPSS 75th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Two heap-overflow vulnerabilities exist in openSUSE/libsolv libsolv through 13 Dec 2020 in the decisionmap variable via the resolve_dependencies function at src/solver.c (line 1940 & line 1995), which could cause a remote Denial of Service.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

libsolvDebian

Fixed in:0.7.17-1CVE-2021-44568

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.77%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit3

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.