Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-20285 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in UPX Project UPX 3.96

047910
CVSS 6.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
LOW
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
upx-project
CWE-787

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Upx_Project
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)