Denial of service in GMP

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU63553

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43618

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in mpz/inp_raw.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

gmp: 6.2.0 - 6.2.1

External links

http://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2021-September/005077.html
http://bugs.debian.org/994405
http://gmplib.org/repo/gmp-6.2/rev/561a9c25298e
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00001.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.