medium5.5
CVE-2021-30501
An assertion abort was found in upx MemBuffer::alloc() in mem.cpp, in version UPX 4.0.0.
Impact
An assertion abort was found in upx MemBuffer::alloc() in mem.cpp, in version UPX 4.0.0. The flow allows attackers to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Upx | Upx | Version 4.0.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Version 7.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Version 33 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948696
- https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/28e761cd42211dfe0124b7a29b2f74730f453e46
- https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/486
- https://github.com/upx/upx/pull/487
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948696
- https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/28e761cd42211dfe0124b7a29b2f74730f453e46
- https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/486
- https://github.com/upx/upx/pull/487