CVE-2021-27799
ean_leading_zeroes in backend/upcean.c in Zint Barcode Generator 2.9.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow that is reachable from the C API through an application that includes the Zint Barcode
02 Description
ean_leading_zeroes in backend/upcean.c in Zint Barcode Generator 2.9.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow that is reachable from the C API through an application that includes the Zint Barcode
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-02-26 21:31Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 21:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-02-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9d48ce226ab6246b70ba151e15a232cbe434f06c10b07c839c21616bbac61d6c
05 Affected products
06 References
- sourceforge.nethttps://sourceforge.net/p/zint/tickets/218/
- zint.org.ukhttp://zint.org.uk/Manual.aspx?type=p&page=3
- zint.org.ukhttp://zint.org.uk/Manual.aspx?type=p&page=4
- zint.org.ukhttp://zint.org.uk/Manual.aspx?type=p&page=5
- sourceforge.nethttps://sourceforge.net/p/zint/code/ci/7f8c8114f31c09a986597e0ba63a49f96150368a/
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- zint Fixed in 2.9.1-2
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- zint Fixed in 2.9.1-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- zint Fixed in 2.9.1-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- zint Fixed in 2.9.1-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- zint No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- zint No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- zint No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- zint No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- zint No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.