When was CVE-2021-30498 disclosed?

CVE-2021-30498 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2021, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-30498 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-30498 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 18.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-30498?

CVE-2021-30498 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.

How do I remediate CVE-2021-30498?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-30498, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2021-30498

HIGHNVD 7.89.8▲

7.8

A flaw was found in libcaca. A heap buffer overflow in export.c in function export_tga might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 18.8%
KEV: Not listed

References (13)

secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948675
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca/issues/53
secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00004.html
secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6WFGYICNTMNDNMDDUV4G2RYFB5HNJCOV/
secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PC7EGOEQ5C4OD66ZUJJIIYEXBTZOCMZX/
secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZSBCRN6EGQJUVOSD4OEEQ6XORHEM2CUL/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948675
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca/issues/53
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00019.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6WFGYICNTMNDNMDDUV4G2RYFB5HNJCOV/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PC7EGOEQ5C4OD66ZUJJIIYEXBTZOCMZX/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZSBCRN6EGQJUVOSD4OEEQ6XORHEM2CUL/

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