CVE-2021-43314: upx
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-43314DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43314
Published 24-03-2023Last modified 25-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-43314 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in upx. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 24-03-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A heap-based buffer overflows was discovered in upx, during the generic pointer 'p' points to an inaccessible address in func get_le32(). The problem is essentially caused in PackLinuxElf32::elf_lookup() at p_lx_elf.cpp:5368
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.82% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.82%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundUpx
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- upx-ucl< 4.2.2-1
Ubuntu1 product
- upx-uclAll versions (No fix recorded)
Upx1 product
- upx< 4.0.0
3 vendors · 3 products
