CVE-2021-38714 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2021-38714?

CVE-2021-38714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Aug 2021. 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

In Plib through 1.85, there is an integer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is found in ssgLoadTGA() function in src/ssg/ssgLoadTGA.cxx file.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38714?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Plib Project Plib.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38714?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-38714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38714, DLA-2775-1, GHSA-8593-h9pq-2qm4, MGASA-2021-0476, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38714, USN-6353-1 and 1 more.