CVE-2021-46790
ntfs-3g - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
Description
ntfsck in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22 has a heap-based buffer overflow involving buffer+512*3-2. NOTE: the upstream position is that ntfsck is deprecated; however, it is shipped by some Linux distributions.
How to fix CVE-2021-46790
To remediate CVE-2021-46790, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/ntfs-3g—upgrade to 2022.5.17-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2016.2.22AR.1+dfsg-1+deb9u3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3+deb10u2 or later
Is CVE-2021-46790 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2022.5.17-r0
- from 0, < 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u2
- from 0, < 1:2016.2.22AR.1+dfsg-1+deb9u3
- from 0, < 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3+deb10u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |