CVE-2021-42341 is a memory corruption vulnerability in OpenRC versions prior to 0.44.7, specifically within the checkpath function. It arises because strlen() output is used directly for string allocation, omitting space for the null terminator. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.44.0, < 0.44.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openrc_project:openrc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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