CVE-2021-41556

CRITICAL

Squirrel < 2.2.5 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

sqclass.cpp in Squirrel through 2.2.5 and 3.x through 3.1 allows an out-of-bounds read (in the core interpreter) that can lead to Code Execution. If a victim executes an attacker-controlled squirrel script, it is possible for the attacker to break out of the squirrel script sandbox even if all dangerous functionality such as File System functions has been disabled. An attacker might abuse this bug to target (for example) Cloud services that allow customization via SquirrelScripts, or distribute malware through video games that embed a Squirrel Engine.

Scores

CVSS v3 10.0
EPSS 0.0238
EPSS Percentile 85.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (3)
fedoraproject/fedora 35
fedoraproject/fedora 36
squirrel-lang/squirrel < 2.2.5
Published Jul 28, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026