CVE-2021-42521
Published: 25 August 2022
There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in VTK before 9.2.5, and it lies in IO/Infovis/vtkXMLTreeReader.cxx. The vendor didn't check the return value of libxml2 API 'xmlDocGetRootElement', and try to dereference it. It is unsafe as the return value can be NULL and that NULL pointer dereference may crash the application.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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vtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
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| focal |
Does not exist
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| jammy |
Does not exist
|
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| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
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| lunar |
Does not exist
|
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| mantic |
Does not exist
|
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| trusty |
Needs triage
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
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vtk6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Needs triage
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
|
vtk7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
vtk9 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |