CVE-2021-38714
In Plib through 1.85, there is an integer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is found in ssgLoadTGA() function in src/ssg/ssgLoadTGA.cxx file.
02 Description
In Plib through 1.85, there is an integer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is found in ssgLoadTGA() function in src/ssg/ssgLoadTGA.cxx file.
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
- 2.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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
- 2021-08-24 13:57Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 01:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-08-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0595fed740a8992f662573f0889ced930fc79ad7d4ad677065fd47f6ff35777b
05 Affected products
06 References
- sourceforge.nethttps://sourceforge.net/p/plib/bugs/55/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20211002 [SECURITY] [DLA 2775-1] plib security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00000.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-1cf3c9578fhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OTVSAKNCEYVMVAURQSB5GNA2MWL4XDPH/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-bcc0df5180https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7HT3BKNAXLDY246UPUNRSBPGGVANRDOU/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-08022e9452https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5SML6W6Z2B6THT76VPUKUFYQJABODFU/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- plib Fixed in 1.8.5-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- plib Fixed in 1.8.5-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- plib Fixed in 1.8.5-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- plib Fixed in 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- plib Fixed in 1.8.5-7ubuntu0.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- plib Fixed in 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
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.