Description
NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when a specially crafted NTFS attribute from the MFT is setup in the function ntfs_attr_setup_flag, a heap buffer overflow can occur allowing for code execution and escalation of privileges.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/30/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/766ISTT3KCARKFUIQT7N6WV6T63XOKG3/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSEKTKHO5HFZHWZNJNBJZA56472KRUZI/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01
Product, Vendor Advisory
http://ntfs-3g.com
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
34.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (6)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
fedoraproject/fedora
33
fedoraproject/fedora
35
tuxera/ntfs-3g
< 2021.8.22
Published
Sep 07, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026