Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command-line-parsing HandleFileArg functionality of AT&T Labs' Xmill 0.7. Within the function HandleFileArg the argument filepattern is under control of the user who passes it in from the command line. filepattern is passed directly to strcpy copying the path provided by the user into a staticly sized buffer without any length checks resulting in a stack-buffer overflow. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-8986 | A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command-line-parsing HandleFileArg functionality of AT&T Labs' Xmill 0.7. Within the function HandleFileArg the argument filepattern is under control of the user who passes it in from the command line. filepattern is passed directly to strcpy copying the path provided by the user into a staticly sized buffer without any length checks resulting in a stack-buffer overflow. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T18:23:29.562Z
Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-21815
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-08-13T23:15:07.330
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:49:01.810
Link: CVE-2021-21815
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