Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-44496
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the fis-gtm package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in FIS GT.M through V7.0-000 (related to the YottaDB code base). Using crafted input, an attacker can control the size variable and buffer that is passed to a call to memcpy. An attacker can use this to overwrite key data structures and gain control of the flow of execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fis-gtm | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44496 |
| Debian:13 | fis-gtm | 7.1-006-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44496 |
| Debian:14 | fis-gtm | 7.1-006-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44496 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | fis-gtm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44496 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/fis-gtm/files/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://gitlab.com/YottaDB/DB/YDB/-/issues/828 x_refsource_MISC
- http://tinco.pair.com/bhaskar/gtm/doc/articles/GTM_V7.0-002_Release_Notes.html x_refsource_MISC