CVE-2021-40827 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by tricking users into opening a crafted MP3 file or loading a malicious remote stream.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40827?
CVE-2021-40827 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 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
Clementine Music Player through 1.3.1 (when a GLib 2.0.0 DLL is used) is vulnerable to a Read Access Violation on Block Data Move, affecting the MP3 file parsing functionality at memcpy+0x265. The vulnerability is triggered when the user opens a crafted MP3 file or loads a remote stream URL that is mishandled by Clementine. Attackers could exploit this issue to cause a crash (DoS) of the clementine.exe process or achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current logged-in Windows user.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clementine-Player Clementine.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40827 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-2021-40827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40827, GHSA-9v55-ghc6-wfcw, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40827.