CVE-2021-34342 Information disclosure in ming
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5frm-q7pg-2crp, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34342.