CVE-2021-34342 Information disclosure in ming

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds read in the Ming library allows attackers to leak sensitive information from memory.

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-2021-34342?

CVE-2021-34342 is a medium-severity 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 read vulnerability in the function newVar_N() in decompile.c which causes a huge information leak.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34342?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Libming Ming.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-34342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5frm-q7pg-2crp, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34342.

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