Memory disclosure via unchecked Huffman indexes
Published Oct 19, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Improper bounds handling in libmobi before 0.8 allows remote attackers to read memory or interrupt processing via crafted Mobipocket files. The mobi_parse_huffdic function now verifies that the number of Huffman indexes read matches the declared count and returns a corrupt-data error when counts differ, preventing out-of-buffer access during parsing. Exploitation requires a victim application to process an attacker-supplied ebook; the resulting impact is limited to information disclosure or denial of service in the parsing process.
Summary
What happened
Improper bounds handling in libmobi before 0.8 allows remote attackers to read memory or interrupt processing via crafted Mobipocket files. The mobi_parse_huffdic function now verifies that the number of Huffman indexes read matches the declared count and returns a corrupt-data error when counts differ, preventing out-of-buffer access during parsing. Exploitation requires a victim application to process an attacker-supplied ebook; the resulting impact is limited to information disclosure or denial of service in the parsing process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-3888
- Published
- Oct 19, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- bfabiszewski
- Product
- libmobi
- Classifications
- CWE-823, CWE-119, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 19, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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