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vulnerabilityCVE-2021-4217
Name
CVE-2021-4217
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
A flaw was found in unzip. The vulnerability occurs due to improper handling of Unicode strings, which can lead to a null pointer dereference. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted zip file, leading to a crash or code execution.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-

Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
unzip
Patched

Vulnerability Rating#


3.3
CVSSv31

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
6.0
Patched
yocto
kirkstone
6.0
Patched
yocto
master
6.0
Patched
yocto
scarthgap
6.0
Patched

Resolved with patches#


unzip (buildroot:2025.02.x)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix null pointer dereference and use of uninitialized data
Nils Bars <nils.bars@t-online.de>
CVE-2021-4217

unzip (buildroot:master)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix null pointer dereference and use of uninitialized data
Nils Bars <nils.bars@t-online.de>
CVE-2021-4217

unzip (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix null pointer dereference and use of uninitialized data
Nils Bars <nils.bars@t-online.de>
CVE-2021-4217

unzip (yocto:master)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix null pointer dereference and use of uninitialized data
Nils Bars <nils.bars@t-online.de>
CVE-2021-4217

unzip (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix null pointer dereference and use of uninitialized data
Nils Bars <nils.bars@t-online.de>
CVE-2021-4217