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Lief CVE-2021-32297

HIGH
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2021-09-20 cve@mitre.org
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 20, 2021 - 16:15 nvd
HIGH 8.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 1 pypi packages depend on lief (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.11.0.

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in LIEF through 0.11.4. A heap-buffer-overflow exists in the function main located in pe_reader.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in LIEF through 0.11.4. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. An issue was discovered in LIEF through 0.11.4. A heap-buffer-overflow exists in the function main located in pe_reader.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution. Affected products include: Lief-Project Lief. Version information: through 0.11.4..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).

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