#VU61292 Memory leak in Glibc - CVE-2021-3998

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#VU61292 Memory leak in Glibc - CVE-2021-3998

Published: March 14, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61292
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3998
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in glibc realpath() function. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack or gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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