Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2023 · Assigned by openEuler

CVE-2021-33641

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in byacc. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

When processing files, malloc stores the data of the current line. When processing comments, malloc incorrectly accesses the released memory (use after free).

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a byacc <1.9.20200330 and <2.0.20210808

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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