CVE-2021-4217
Estado: ModificadaBaja (3.3)—
A flaw was found in unzip. The vulnerability occurs due to improper handling of Unicode strings, which can lead to a null pointer dereference. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted zip file, leading to a crash or code execution.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Puntuación base: 3.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.62%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 48
- 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 (3)
CWE
- CWE-476
- CWE-476
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4217
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1957077
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2044583
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4217
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1957077
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2044583
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