CVE-2021-42917 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi xbmc versions up to 19.0, allowing attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing improperly long values to istream. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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