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CVE-2021-43579

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 7.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-01-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗ github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2021-43579
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
7.35%

Original NVD Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() in HTMLDOC <= 1.9.13 results in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file.

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