CVE-2021-44343

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.8

David Brackeen ok-file-formats 203defd is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. When the function of the ok-file-formats project is used, a heap-buffer-overflow occurred in function ok_png_read_data() in "/ok_png.c".

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 39.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 3, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/brackeen/ok-file-formats/issues/18
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/brackeen/ok-file-formats/issues/18

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-44343?

CVE-2021-44343 is a high vulnerability published on March 3, 2022. David Brackeen ok-file-formats 203defd is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. When the function of the ok-file-formats project is used, a heap-buffer-overflow occurred in function okpngreaddata() in "/okpng.c".

When was CVE-2021-44343 disclosed?

CVE-2021-44343 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 3, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-44343 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-44343 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 39.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-44343?

CVE-2021-44343 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-44343?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-44343, 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.

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CVE-2021-44343

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