CVE-2021-3410Public exploit

Local code execution via canvas-size integer overflow

Published Feb 23, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Buffer overflow in caca_resize in Caca Labs libcaca 0.99.beta19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted canvas data. The resize path multiplies attacker-controlled width and height without checking integer overflow, underallocating canvas storage before an out-of-bounds write. Exploitation requires a local process to pass crafted canvas data to the library; the demonstrated proof of concept crashes under AddressSanitizer, while the published impact is code execution in that process's user context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in caca_resize in Caca Labs libcaca 0.99.beta19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted canvas data. The resize path multiplies attacker-controlled width and height without checking integer overflow, underallocating canvas storage before an out-of-bounds write. Exploitation requires a local process to pass crafted canvas data to the library; the demonstrated proof of concept crashes under AddressSanitizer, while the published impact is code execution in that process's user context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-3410
Published
Feb 23, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Caca Labs
Product
libcaca
Classifications
CWE-119, CWE-190, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 23, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=libcaca v0.99.beta19

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Caca Labs · libcacaversion=libcaca v0.99.beta19

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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