Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-32286
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the hcxtools 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)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in hcxtools through 6.1.6. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function pcapngoptionwalk located in hcxpcapngtool.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | hcxtools | 6.2.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32286 |
| Debian:13 | hcxtools | 6.2.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32286 |
| Debian:14 | hcxtools | 6.2.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32286 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | hcxtools | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | hcxtools | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxtools/issues/155 x_refsource_MISC