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CVE-2021-39258

A crafted NTFS image can cause out-of-bounds reads in ntfs_attr_find and ntfs_external_attr_find in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

A crafted NTFS image can cause out-of-bounds reads in ntfs_attr_find and ntfs_external_attr_find in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00124
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
tuxera ntfs-3g< 2021.8.22
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD07 Sep 2021 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

9
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11101-1
rhsaRHSA-2022:1759Moderate
msrcCVE-2021-39258
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:1244-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:2971-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releasesRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jpThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971Third Party Advisory
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