CVE-2021-44847

CRITICALEPSS 89th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in handle_request function in DHT.c in toxcore 0.1.9 through 0.1.11 and 0.2.0 through 0.2.12 (caused by an improper length calculation during the handling of received network packets) allows remote attackers to crash the process or potentially execute arbitrary code via a network packet.

CWE-682

How to fix

Remediation Available

libtoxcoreDebian

Fixed in:0.2.13-1CVE-2021-44847

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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 InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-682 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-30780	High	7.5	56%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-14422	Medium	5.9	13%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-7433	Medium	5.3	9.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-35641	High	8.8	7.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-8319	Critical	9.8	7.0%	-	-
CVE-2020-0022	High	8.8	6.1%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-44847?

Upgrade libtoxcore on debian 12 to 0.2.13-1 or later.

Is CVE-2021-44847 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-44847 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-44847?

CVE-2021-44847 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-44847 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for libtoxcore (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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