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CVE-2021-20307

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Apr 05, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20307
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html

Format string vulnerability in panoFileOutputNamesCreate() in libpano13 2.9.20~rc2+dfsg-3 and earlier can lead to read and write arbitrary memory values.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Libpano13Libpano13_project*2.9.19 (including)
Libpano13Libpano13_project2.9.20-rc1 (including)2.9.20-rc1 (including)
Libpano13Libpano13_project2.9.20-rc2 (including)2.9.20-rc2 (including)
Libpano13Ubuntubionic*
Libpano13Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Libpano13Ubuntuesm-apps/focal*
Libpano13Ubuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Libpano13Ubuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Libpano13Ubuntufocal*
Libpano13Ubuntugroovy*
Libpano13Ubuntuhirsute*
Libpano13Ubuntuimpish*
Libpano13Ubuntujammy*
Libpano13Ubuntutrusty*
Libpano13Ubuntuupstream*
Libpano13Ubuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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