Buffer overflow in Xmill - CVE-2021-21812
Published: August 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55793
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21812
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the command-line-parsing HandleFileArg functionality within the "strcpy". A local user can use a specially crafted command-line argument, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Xmill
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21812
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.