Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-36081
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the tesseract package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Tesseract OCR 5.0.0-alpha-20201231 has a one_ell_conflict use-after-free during a strpbrk call.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | tesseract | 5.1.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36081 |
| Debian:13 | tesseract | 5.1.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36081 |
| Debian:14 | tesseract | 5.1.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36081 |