CVE-2021-43618
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library (GMP) through 6.2.1 has an mpz/inp_raw.c integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow via crafted input, leading to a segmentation fault on 32-bit platforms.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | gmp | Not affected (6.2.1-r1) |
| Stream | gmp | Not affected (6.3.0-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | gmp | Not affected (6.2.1-r1) |
| Stream | gmp | Not affected (6.3.0-r0) |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/994405
- https://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2021-September/005077.html
- https://gmplib.org/repo/gmp-6.2/rev/561a9c25298e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00001.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-13
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0001/