hcxtools — security advisory

{
  "id": "c22b700f071736e2af2d2aba16f627239825cfe3052fab1b0c5fdd7d3076f2eb",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286",
    "summary": "An issue was discovered in hcxtools through 6.1.6. A global-buffer-overflow exists in the function pcapngoptionwalk located in hcxpcapngtool.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.",
    "evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "hcxtools",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "7.1.0-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "7.1.2-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "7.1.2-1build1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "hcxtools",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.3.5-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "6.3.5-1build1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "7.1.0-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286",
      "aliases": [
        "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        },
        {
          "type": "Ubuntu",
          "score": "medium"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "hcxtools",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/hcxtools?arch=source&distro=stonking",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10"
          },
          "versions": [
            "7.1.0-1",
            "7.1.2-1",
            "7.1.2-1build1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "hcxtools",
                "binary_version": "7.1.2-1build1"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "hcxtools",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/hcxtools?arch=source&distro=resolute",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
            "6.3.5-1",
            "6.3.5-1build1",
            "7.1.0-1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32286.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "hcxtools",
                "binary_version": "7.1.0-1"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-17T12:56:15.101247111Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2021-32286"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32286",
        "https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxtools/issues/155",
        "https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxtools/commit/e6505ddc262bc3254b39844895ebac70861001d2",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32286"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-32286",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 355037,
  "published_at": "2021-09-20T16:15:00+00:00"
}