CVE-2021-21938 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palette box parser functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.10. A specially-crafted file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Published: 2022-04-14

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Accusoft

ImageGear

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`19.10`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:accusoft:imagegear:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-9109	A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palette box parser functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.10. A specially-crafted file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00791.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://help.accusoft.com/ImageGear/v20.0/Windows/DLL/webframe.html
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1367

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Accusoft Imagegear

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2022-04-14T19:55:49.844Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T19:09:31.870Z

Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-21938

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-14T20:15:08.157

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:49:16.890

Link: CVE-2021-21938

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-193

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