vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-39263): ntfs-3g vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 7, 2021 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 7, 2021
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
A crafted NTFS image can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an unsanitized attribute in ntfs_get_attribute_value, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-ntfs-3gubuntu-upgrade-ntfs-3g
References
- CVE-2021-39263
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-39263
- CWE-20
- CWE-787
- DEBIAN-DSA-4971
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-25625
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-25625
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5060-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5060-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39263
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/30/1
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