Name: CVE-2021-46179: Reachable Assertion
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-46179, CWE-617, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00101

Reachable Assertion vulnerability in upx before 4.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted file passed to the the readx function.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	No solution existsUpgrade upx-ucl	May 15, 2025	Aug 22, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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