# CVE-2021-33480: An use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in gocr through 0.53-20200802 in context\_correction() in pgm2asc.c.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a gocr: gocr 0.53-20200802

## Description

An use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in gocr through 0.53-20200802 in context_correction() in pgm2asc.c.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962854
- https://sourceforge.net/p/jocr/bugs/40/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/jocr/bugs/41/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-28

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