CVE-2021-42704 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Inkscape version 0.91 is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write, which may allow an attacker to arbitrary execute code.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Inkscape	Inkscape

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42704
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-132-03
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42704
https://www.integraxor.com/scada-animation-graphic-editor-extension-inkscape/

History

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2022-05-18T16:24:51.499Z

Updated: 2025-04-16T16:19:49.455Z

Reserved: 2021-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-42704

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:38:50.053Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-18T17:15:08.207

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:28:00.490

Link: CVE-2021-42704

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-05-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-42704 - Bugzilla

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