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CVE-2021-21776 (GCVE-0-2021-21776)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-31 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:23
VLAI
Summary
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the SGI Format Buffer Size Processing functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.8. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-131 - Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Accusoft Affected: Accusoft ImageGear Accusoft ImageGear 19.8
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