MSRC_CVE-2021-3712

Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2021-08-02 00:00 - Updated: 2026-02-18 14:40
Summary
Read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings
Notes
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CVE-2021-3712
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Vendor Fix -:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-lin…
Vendor Fix 1.1.1k-11:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-lin…
Vendor Fix 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-lin…
Vendor Fix 20240223gitedc6681206c1-2:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-lin…
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