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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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26851 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit/pull/3100 Patch
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker full control
Type
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
Timeline
Published11 Apr 2023
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-46879 · NVD
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