Vulnerability · Published Oct 4, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-42006
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libgclib package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds access in GffLine::GffLine in gff.cpp in GCLib 0.12.7 allows an attacker to cause a segmentation fault or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted GFF file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libgclib | 0.12.7+ds-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Debian:13 | libgclib | 0.12.7+ds-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Debian:14 | libgclib | 0.12.7+ds-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cufflinks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | cufflinks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | cufflinks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | cufflinks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libgclib | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libgclib | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libgclib | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libgclib | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libgclib | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libgff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libgff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libgff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libgff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libgff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | stringtie | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | stringtie | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | stringtie | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | stringtie | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | stringtie | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42006 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/gpertea/gclib/issues/11 x_refsource_MISC