CVE-2021-33287
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs
Summary
In NTFS-3G versions prior to 2021.8.22, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists when reading specially crafted NTFS attributes in the ntfs_attr_pread_i function. This can lead to arbitrary memory write or denial of service.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could remotely crash the application or achieve arbitrary code execution in the process context, compromising data confidentiality and integrity.
Recommendation
Immediately update NTFS-3G to version 2021.8.22 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in NTFS-3G
See all- CVE-2026-46569Medium
In NTFS-3G through version 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in the ntfs_ib_copy_tail() function in libntfs-3g/index.c. This vulnerability allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image.
- CVE-2026-46572Medium
In NTFS-3G through version 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in the ntfs_ib_cut_tail() function in libntfs-3g/index.c. This vulnerability allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by creating a file in a crafted directory.
- CVE-2026-46571Medium
In NTFS-3G through version 2026.2.25, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the ntfs_fix_file_name() function in libntfs-3g/reparse.c. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious NTFS image, leading to the disclosure of confidential information from ntfs-3g process memory when a readlink is performed on a corrupted reparse point.
- CVE-2026-42616Medium
In NTFS-3G through version 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in the cat() function in cat.c. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious NTFS image that, when a file is read, corrupts heap memory in the ntfscat binary.
- CVE-2026-42617Medium
In NTFS-3G through version 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in the ntfs_ir_to_ib() function in index.c. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and a directory is extended (e.g., by creating a file), corrupts heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary.
- CVE-2026-42618Medium
In NTFS-3G through version 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow in ntfs_decompress() in compress.c allows an attacker to corrupt one byte of heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image and reading a specially crafted file.
- CVE-2026-46570Medium
In NTFS-3G through version 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow in ntfs_index_walk_down() in libntfs-3g/index.c allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image.
- CVE-2026-56136Medium
In NTFS-3G through version 2026.2.25, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the ntfs_ir_nill() function in libntfs-3g/index.c. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious NTFS image containing a file with a specially crafted name, leading to the disclosure of potentially confidential information from the ntfs-3g process memory.
- CVE-2026-56135High
NTFS-3G through 2026.2.25 has a heap-based buffer overflow in build_inherited_id() in libntfs-3g/security.c, allowing an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by creating a file in a crafted directory.
- CVE-2021-35267High
In NTFS-3G versions prior to 2021.8.22, a stack buffer overflow occurs when correcting differences between the MFT and MFTMirror. This can lead to code execution or privilege escalation when running with setuid-root.
Original NVD description (English source)
In NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when specially crafted NTFS attributes are read in the function ntfs_attr_pread_i, a heap buffer overflow can occur and allow for writing to arbitrary memory or denial of service of the application.

