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CVE-2021-29630: In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n246938-0729ba2f49c9, 12.2-STABLE before r370383, 11.4-STABLE before r370381, 13.0-RELEASE before p4, 12.2-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RELEASE before p13, the ggatec ...
CVE-2021-29630 · published 5 years ago
Summary
In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n246938-0729ba2f49c9, 12.2-STABLE before r370383, 11.4-STABLE before r370381, 13.0-RELEASE before p4, 12.2-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RELEASE before p13, the ggatec daemon does not validate the size of a response before writing it to a fixed-sized buffer allowing a ma...
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
11.4 12.2 13.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n246938-0729ba2f49c9, 12.2-STABLE before r370383, 11.4-STABLE before r370381, 13.0-RELEASE before p4, 12.2-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RELEASE before p13, the ggatec ...
In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n246938-0729ba2f49c9, 12.2-STABLE before r370383, 11.4-STABLE before r370381, 13.0-RELEASE before p4, 12.2-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RELEASE before p13, the ggatec daemon does not validate the size of a response before writing it to a fixed-sized buffer allowing a malicious attacker in a privileged network position to overwrite the stack of ggatec and potentially execute arbitrary code.
References
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:14.ggatec.asc Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0005/ Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
3 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Type
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
Timeline
Published30 Aug 2021
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-29630 · NVD
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