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CVE-2021-30481 Detail

Description

Valve Steam through 2021-04-10, when a Source engine game is installed, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because of a buffer overflow that occurs for a Steam invite after one click.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26762170 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://twitter.com/floesen_/status/1337107178096881666 Third Party Advisory 
https://twitter.com/the_secret_club/status/1380868759129296900 Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQn--9xR1Q Exploit  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-30481
NVD Published Date:
04/10/2021
NVD Last Modified:
02/07/2022
Source:
MITRE