Heap-based buffer overflow in Accusoft ImageGear
Priority HIGH 79CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the DecoderStream::Append functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.10. A specially-crafted file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01595 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21914
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98fc-8mvh-6qgf
References
More Accusoft Imagegear vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21037 Out-of-bounds write in Accusoft ImageGear CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20585 Use after free in Accusoft ImageGear CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17489 Memory corruption in Accusoft ImageGear CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04983 A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palette box parser functionality… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04994 Improper array index validation in Accusoft ImageGear CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-04992 Heap-based buffer overflow in Accusoft ImageGear CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-21914 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21914 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98fc-8mvh-6qgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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