Out-of-Bounds Affecting upx-ucl package, versions <4.2.2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-UPXUCL-6183057
  • published21 Jan 2024
  • disclosed26 Mar 2021

Introduced: 26 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-20285  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 upx-ucl to version 4.2.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream upx-ucl package and not the upx-ucl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in upx canPack in p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.96. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV or buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impacts via a crafted ELF. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

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