What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-35297?

CVE-2021-35297 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Dbase Viewer CVE-2021-35297

HIGH

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2021-10-01 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow RCE Dbase Viewer

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 01, 2021 - 13:15 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

Scalabium dBase Viewer version 2.6 (Build 5.751) is vulnerable to remote code execution via a crafted DBF file that triggers a buffer overflow. An attacker can use the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) records and redirect execution to attacker-controlled code.

AnalysisAI

Scalabium dBase Viewer version 2.6 (Build 5.751) is vulnerable to remote code execution via a crafted DBF file that triggers a buffer overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. Scalabium dBase Viewer version 2.6 (Build 5.751) is vulnerable to remote code execution via a crafted DBF file that triggers a buffer overflow. An attacker can use the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) records and redirect execution to attacker-controlled code. Affected products include: Scalabium Dbase Viewer. Version information: version 2.6.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.