CVE-2021-44847
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow in handle_request function in DHT.c in toxcore 0.1.9 through 0.1.11 and 0.2.0 through 0.2.12 (caused by an improper length calculation during the handling of received network packets) allows remote attackers to crash the process or potentially execute arbitrary code via a network packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-44847
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1:0.2.13-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.2.13-1 |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.2.13-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.2.13-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.2.13-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.