CVE-2021-42612 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Halibut 1.2, specifically within the cleanup_index function in index.c, affecting Fedora Project's Halibut. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a segmentation fault or potentially achieve other impacts by providing a specially crafted text document. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), exploitation requires local access and user interaction, but could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:halibut_project:halibut:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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