Integer overflow in PLIB - CVE-2021-38714

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Integer overflow in PLIB - CVE-2021-38714

Published: September 8, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80559
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38714
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the ssgLoadTGA() function in src/ssg/ssgLoadTGA.cxx. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

PLIB
Ubuntu
Fedora
libplib1 (Ubuntu package)
plib

How to mitigate CVE-2021-38714

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

libplib1 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.20.04.1
plib - addressed in versions 1.8.5-30.fc34, 1.8.5-30.fc35, 1.8.5-30.fc36, 1.8.5-30.fc37

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