Vulnerability · Published Jun 8, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-40589
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the zangband package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ZAngband zangband-data 2.7.5 is affected by an integer underflow vulnerability in src/tk/plat.c through the variable fileheader.bfOffBits.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | zangband | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40589 |
| Debian:13 | zangband | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40589 |
| Debian:14 | zangband | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40589 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | zangband | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40589 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | zangband | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40589 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | zangband | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40589 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | zangband | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40589 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | zangband | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40589 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/zangband/bugs/671/ x_refsource_MISC