Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-30473
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the aom package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
aom_image.c in libaom in AOMedia before 2021-04-07 frees memory that is not located on the heap.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | aom | 3.1.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30473 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | aom | 3.1.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30473 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | aom | 3.1.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30473 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | aom | 3.1.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30473 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | aom | 3.1.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30473 |
| Debian:12 | aom | 3.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30473 |
| Debian:13 | aom | 3.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30473 |
| Debian:14 | aom | 3.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30473 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/aomedia/issues/detail?id=2998
- https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/4efe20e99dcd9b6f8eadc8de8acc825be7416578
- FEDORA-2021-1c3f7963a5 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230905 [SECURITY] [DLA 3556-1] aom security update mailing-list
- DSA-5490 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202401-32 vendor-advisory