Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2021-36489
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Allegro through 5.2.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted PCX/TGA/BMP files to allegro_image addon.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.5
MEDIUM
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:3.6
EPSS Probability:0.59%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-787 ↗CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| liballeg | allegro | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.586%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2021-07-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2023-02-03T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-03-27T13:43:04 |
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