ID:9337 - Exploit for Input validation error in Unicode - CVE-2021-42694

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:9337 - Exploit for Input validation error in Unicode - CVE-2021-42694

ID:9337 - Exploit for Input validation error in Unicode - CVE-2021-42694

Published: September 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57849
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42694
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Unicode

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass certain security checks.

The vulnerability exists in the character definitions of the Unicode Specification. The specification allows an attacker to produce source code identifiers such as function names using homoglyphs that render visually identical to a target identifier. Adversaries can leverage this to inject code via adversarial identifier definitions in upstream software dependencies invoked deceptively in downstream software.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.