CVE-2021-39257
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
A crafted NTFS image with an unallocated bitmap can lead to a endless recursive function call chain (starting from ntfs_attr_pwrite), causing stack consumption in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.40%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 32
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-674
Referencias
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971
JSON original (NVD)
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