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CVE-2021-3345

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

_gcry_md_block_write in cipher/hash-common.c in Libgcrypt version 1.9.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow when the digest final function sets a large count value. It is recommended to upgrade to 1.9.1 or later.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (2)

Gnupg — LibgcryptOracle — Communications Billing AND Revenue Management

CWEs

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