CVE-2021-21811

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Published Aug 31, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the XML-parsing CreateLabelOrAttrib functionality of AT&T Labs’ Xmill 0.7. A specially crafted XML file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

AT&T

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`AT&T Labs Xmill 0.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:att:xmill:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8982	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the XML-parsing CreateLabelOrAttrib functionality of AT&T Labs’ Xmill 0.7. A specially crafted XML file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.136% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1279

History

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Subscriptions

Att Xmill

Weaknesses

CWE-191

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: Aug 31, 2021, 4:56 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:23 PM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 31, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

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