SB2021013004 - Remote code execution in Libgcrypt
Published: January 30, 2021 Updated: July 5, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021013004
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3345)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the _gcry_md_block_write(0 function in cipher/hash-common.c in Libgcrypt. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767814
- https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libgcrypt.git;a=commit;h=512c0c75276949f13b6373b5c04f7065af750b08
- https://gnupg.org
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2021q1/000455.html
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2021q1/000456.html