CVE-2021-44847

Publication date 13 December 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

A stack-based buffer overflow in handle_request function in DHT.c in toxcore 0.1.9 through 0.1.11 and 0.2.0 through 0.2.12 (caused by an improper length calculation during the handling of received network packets) allows remote attackers to crash the process or potentially execute arbitrary code via a network packet.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libtoxcore 24.10 oracular
Fixed 0.2.13-1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 0.2.13-1
23.10 mantic
Fixed 0.2.13-1
23.04 lunar
Fixed 0.2.13-1
22.10 kinetic
Fixed 0.2.13-1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 0.2.13-1
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of standard support

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H