# CVE-2021-45926: MDB Tools (aka mdbtools) 0.9.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow (at 0x7ffd0c689be0) in mdb\_numeric\_to\_string (called from mdb\_xfer\_bound\_da

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-12-31 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

MDB Tools (aka mdbtools) 0.9.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow (at 0x7ffd0c689be0) in mdb_numeric_to_string (called from mdb_xfer_bound_data and _mdb_attempt_bind).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/mdbtools/OSV-2021-958.yaml
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=35972
- https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools/commit/373b7ff4c4daf887269c078407cb1338942c4ea6
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-12

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