CVE-2021-34340 Memory corruption in ming
An out-of-bounds buffer access in the Ming library allows attackers to cause a segmentation fault and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-34340?
CVE-2021-34340 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 7 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Ming 0.4.8 has an out-of-bounds buffer access issue in the function decompileINCR_DECR() in decompiler.c file that causes a direct segmentation fault and leads to denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34340?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Libming Ming.
How do I fix CVE-2021-34340?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-34340 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34340 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79h4-6hc9-65cp, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34340.