CVE-2021-39247 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A one-byte buffer over-read in Zint Barcode Generator allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory information.

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-2021-39247?

CVE-2021-39247 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 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

Zint Barcode Generator before 2.10.0 has a one-byte buffer over-read, related to is_last_single_ascii in code1.c, and rs_encode_uint in reedsol.c.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39247?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zint Barcode Generator.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-39247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-93xv-rpmh-3262, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39247.

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