Fedora 35 update for gdal, mingw-gdal, mingw-python3



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-45943
CWE-ID CWE-122
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

mingw-python3
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

mingw-gdal
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

gdal
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU67710

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45943

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the PCIDSK::CPCIDSKFile::ReadFromFile() function in frmts/pcidsk/sdk/segment/cpcidskbinarysegment.cpp. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 35

mingw-python3: before 3.10.4-1.fc35

mingw-gdal: before 3.3.3-3.fc35

gdal: before 3.3.3-1.fc35

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-e85e37206b


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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