#VU57031 Integer overflow in Redis - CVE-2021-32687 

 

#VU57031 Integer overflow in Redis - CVE-2021-32687

Published: October 4, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57031
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32687
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Redis
Software vendor:
Redis Labs

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling intsets, if set-max-intset-entries is manually configured to a non-default, very large value. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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