CVE-2021-46790 Information

Description

ntfsck in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22 has a heap-based buffer overflow involving buffer+5123-2. NOTE: the upstream position is that ntfsck is deprecated; however it is shipped by some Linux distributions.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/issues/16 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/26/1

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8