CVE-2021-45846 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can crash the Slic3r application by providing a crafted AMF document with a missing metadata type attribute.

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-2021-45846?

CVE-2021-45846 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2022. 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 in the AMF parser of Slic3r libslic3r 1.3.0 allows an attacker to cause an application crash using a crafted AMF document, where a metadata tag lacks a "type" attribute.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45846?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Slic3r Slic3r.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45846?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45846 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-45846 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45846 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45846, GHSA-p759-2vgj-jpmp, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45846.

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