CVE-2021-39263

7.8 HIGH

Published: September 07, 2021 Modified: December 02, 2025

Description

A crafted NTFS image can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an unsanitized attribute in ntfs_get_attribute_value, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases