CVE-2021-33453 Use after free in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A use-after-free vulnerability in lrzip allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-33453?

CVE-2021-33453 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in lrzip version 0.641. There is a use-after-free in ucompthread() in stream.c:1538.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33453?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Long Range Zip Project Long Range Zip.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2021-33453 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33453, GHSA-5xh9-fg67-82m2, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33453.

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