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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-42006

An out-of-bounds access in GffLine::GffLine in gff.cpp in GCLib 0.12.7 allows an attacker to cause a segmentation fault or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted GFF file.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-42006

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Oct 2021, 23:15 UTC

An out-of-bounds access in GffLine::GffLine in gff.cpp in GCLib 0.12.7 allows an attacker to cause a segmentation fault or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted GFF file.

osv:CVE-2021-42006
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42006",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-42006",
    "products": [],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:55:00.166044438Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/gpertea/gclib/issues/11"
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  "document_id": 386657,
  "published_at": "2021-10-04T23:15:08.63+00:00"
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