CVE-2021-45261

MEDIUM

GNU patch 2.7 - Denial of Service via another_hunk Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61685

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0070
EPSS Percentile 48.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-763
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/patch 2.7
Published Dec 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026