CVE-2021-47875 GeoGebra CAS Calculator 6.0.631.0 - Denial of Service

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Attackers can crash the GeoGebra CAS Calculator by pasting a large buffer overflow payload into the input field, causing a denial of service.

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-2021-47875?

CVE-2021-47875 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in GeoGebra CAS Calculator, published on 21 Jan 2026. 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

GeoGebra CAS Calculator 6.0.631.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by generating a large buffer overflow. Attackers can create a payload with 8000 repeated characters and paste it into the calculator's input field to trigger an application crash.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47875?

How do I fix CVE-2021-47875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2021-47875 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47875 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qx4g-c5rv-3344.

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