CVE-2021-32435

Publication date 10 March 2022

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the function get_key in parse.c of abcm2ps v8.14.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via unspecified vectors.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
abcm2ps 25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 8.14.11-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 8.14.6-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 7.8.9-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 7.8.9-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of standard support

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5961-1
    • abcm2ps vulnerabilities
    • 16 March 2023

Other references