Out-of-bounds read in JTTK and JT Utilities - CVE-2021-44431
Published: January 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59306
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44431
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when parsing specially crafted JT files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
JTTK
JT Utilities
JT Utilities
How to mitigate CVE-2021-44431
Install updates from vendor's website.
JTTK - update to 11.1.1.0
JT Utilities - update to 13.1.1.0
JT Utilities - update to 13.1.1.0