Information disclosure in steghide - CVE-2021-27211
Published: February 18, 2021 / Updated: February 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50794
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27211
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: steghide.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
steghide
steghide
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to using a certain 32-bit seed value. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27211
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.