CVE-2021-42523
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
Description
There are two Information Disclosure vulnerabilities in colord, and they lie in colord/src/cd-device-db.c and colord/src/cd-profile-db.c separately. They exist because the 'err_msg' of 'sqlite3_exec' is not releasing after use, while libxml2 emphasizes that the caller needs to release it.
How to fix CVE-2021-42523
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/colord—no fix listed
Is CVE-2021-42523 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |