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CVE-2021-38714 json

In Plib through 1.85, there is an integer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution.

published 2021-08-24 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-25151

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • plib Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.5-10

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38714

  • plib Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • plib Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.8.5-7ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • plib Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38714

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-38714 updated cvss 8.6

plib: integer overflow could lead to arbitrary code execution

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/p/plib/bugs/55/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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