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CVE-2021-46879: An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, a wrong variable is used to get the msgpack data resulting in a heap overflow in flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext. An attacker can craft a malic...

CVE-2021-46879 · published 3 years ago
Summary

An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, a wrong variable is used to get the msgpack data resulting in a heap overflow in flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext. An attacker can craft a malicious file and tick the victim to open the file with the software, triggering a heap overflow and execut...

What to do

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
treasuredata fluent_bit 1.7.1
cpe:2.3:a:treasuredata:fluent_bit:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, a wrong variable is used to get the msgpack data resulting in a heap overflow in flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext. An attacker can craft a malic...
An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, a wrong variable is used to get the msgpack data resulting in a heap overflow in flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext. An attacker can craft a malicious file and tick the victim to open the file with the software, triggering a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
Timeline
Published11 Apr 2023
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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