CVE-2021-37231 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A stack-buffer-overflow in Atomicparsley allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.

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-2021-37231?

CVE-2021-37231 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 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 stack-buffer-overflow occurs in Atomicparsley 20210124.204813.840499f through APar_readX() in src/util.cpp while parsing a crafted mp4 file because of the missing boundary check.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atomicparsley Project Atomicparsley.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37231?

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-2021-37231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37231, GHSA-vp6p-w92w-v298, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37231.

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