Vulnerability · Published Feb 8, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-26221
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the mapcache package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The ezxml_new function in ezXML 0.8.6 and earlier is vulnerable to OOB write when opening XML file after exhausting the memory pool.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mapcache | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:13 | mapcache | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:14 | mapcache | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:12 | netcdf | 1:4.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:13 | netcdf | 1:4.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:14 | netcdf | 1:4.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:12 | netcdf-parallel | 1:4.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:13 | netcdf-parallel | 1:4.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:14 | netcdf-parallel | 1:4.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:12 | scilab | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:13 | scilab | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Debian:14 | scilab | 2024.1.0+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mapcache | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mapcache | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mapcache | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mapcache | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mapcache | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | netcdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | netcdf-parallel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | scilab | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | scilab | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | scilab | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | scilab | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | scilab | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26221 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/ezxml/bugs/21/ x_refsource_MISC