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CVE-2021-30501 (GCVE-0-2021-30501)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-26 23:54 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:32
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a upx Affected: upx 4.0
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