VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-35268

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-07
Last modified2026-07-09
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when a specially crafted NTFS inode is loaded in the function ntfs_inode_real_open, a heap buffer overflow can occur allowing for code execution and escalation of privileges.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-20

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