CVE-2021-3500 Memory corruption in djvulibre
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-3500 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-3500 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3500/index.md)
A stack overflow in the DjVu library allows attackers to cause a crash or potentially execute code via crafted files.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2021-3500?
CVE-2021-3500 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Jun 2021. 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
A flaw was found in djvulibre-3.5.28 and earlier. A Stack overflow in function DJVU::DjVuDocument::get_djvu_file() via crafted djvu file may lead to application crash and other consequences.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3500?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (35)
djvulibre SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 3.5.27-11.6.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 3.5.27-11.6.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2 | All versions | 3.5.27-11.6.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 | All versions | 3.5.27-11.6.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | All versions | 3.5.21-3.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 3.5.21-3.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.0 | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:Manager Server 4.0 | All versions | 3.5.27-3.14.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | All versions | 3.5.25.3-5.12.1 |
djvulibre openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 3.5.27-lp152.7.6.1 |
djvulibre openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 3.5.27-11.6.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Djvulibre Project Djvulibre.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3500?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-3500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2023-UD90988, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3500, GHSA-5h3c-qqwc-xg6r, SUSE-SU-2021:14738-1, SUSE-SU-2021:1813-1, SUSE-SU-2021:1857-1 and 4 more.