CVE-2021-39551 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in the sela project's sela software, specifically within the file::SelaFile::readFromFile() function in sela_file.c, affecting versions through 20200412. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction and local access, but if exploited, could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2020-04-12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sela_project:sela:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.