CVE-2021-35269 (GCVE-0-2021-35269)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-07 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/30/1 | mailing-list |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971 | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021… | mailing-list |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01 | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_transferred |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_transferred |
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