CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-36512

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.91%

56th percentile - higher than 56% of all known CVEs

Summary

An issue was discovered in the scanallsubs function in src/sbbs3/scansubs.cpp in Synchronet BBS, which may allow attackers to view sensitive information due to an uninitialized value.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential leakage of sensitive data, which could compromise the confidentiality of the system and its users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Synchronet BBS to a patched version and conduct a code audit for similar issues.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in function scanallsubs in src/sbbs3/scansubs.cpp in Synchronet BBS, which may allow attackers to view sensitive information due to an uninitialized value.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS