CVE-2021-26567: faad2_project faad2 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-26567 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in faad2_project faad2. EPSS estimates a 1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-02-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in frontend/main.c in faad2 before 2.2.7.1 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code via filename and pathname options.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.