CVE-2021-39257

Published: Sep 7, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Tuxera: Ntfs 3g · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tuxera Ntfs 3g	Before 2021.8.22

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 10.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 11.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

References (10)

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases