CVE-2021-46023
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc....
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
- Record
CVE-2021-46023- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
- Record
CVE-2021-46023- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32729
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32729- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g9q-c75g-jq7q
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc....
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
- Record
GHSA-4g9q-c75g-jq7q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
- Record
CVE-2021-46023- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-46023
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46023- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46023
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference was discovered in function mrb_vm_exec in mruby before 3.1.0-rc. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46023- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mrubyDebian:12 |
before 3.1.0-1 | 3.1.0-1 |
mrubyDebian:13 |
before 3.1.0-1 | 3.1.0-1 |
mrubyDebian:14 |
before 3.1.0-1 | 3.1.0-1 |
mrubyUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.0+20150817+gita1731254-11.1.0+20150906+git1cbbb7e1-11.2.0+20160315+git4f20d58a-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-11.3.0+20170925+git38185028-11.3.0+20171029+git77edafb0-11.4.0-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-33.0.0-13.0.0-3 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0-13.2.0-2 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.0-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.0-23.4.0-34.0.0-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.0-13.4.0-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46023 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mruby, published February 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in mruby 3.1.0-1.