CVE-2021-32298
An issue was discovered in libiff through 20190123. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the...
An issue was discovered in libiff through 20190123. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function IFF_errorId located in error.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in libiff through 20190123. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function IFF_errorId located in error.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-32298- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An issue was discovered in libiff through 20190123. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function IFF_errorId located in error.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-32298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19152No score
An issue was discovered in libiff through 20190123. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function IFF_errorId located in error.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.
- Record
EUVD-2021-19152- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5hm-7wh2-cc9cNo score
An issue was discovered in libiff through 20190123. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the...
An issue was discovered in libiff through 20190123. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function IFF_errorId located in error.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.
- Record
GHSA-w5hm-7wh2-cc9c- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-32298 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Libiff Project Libiff, published September 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.51%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.