CVE-2021-46790

ntfs-3g: heap-based buffer overflow in ntfsck

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 25, 2021

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in NTFS-3G, specifically in the ntfsck utility. Incorrect validation of NTFS metadata can result in a heap-based buffer overflow when processing a crafted NTFS image file or partition.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow