Stack Consumption Vulnerability in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22 via Crafted NTFS Image

Stack Consumption Vulnerability in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22 via Crafted NTFS Image

CVE-2021-39257 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

A crafted NTFS image with an unallocated bitmap can lead to a endless recursive function call chain (starting from ntfs_attr_pwrite), causing stack consumption in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

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