CVE-2021-39257
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.16%
Description
A crafted NTFS image with an unallocated bitmap can lead to a endless recursive function call chain (starting from ntfs_attr_pwrite), causing stack consumption in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
How to fix CVE-2021-39257
To remediate CVE-2021-39257, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntfs-3g—upgrade to 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2021-39257 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |