A global buffer overflow was discovered in the iteration_loop function in loop.c in BladeEnc version 0.94.2. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which leads to remote denial of service or possibly code execution.
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-18
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/19/bladeenc-global-buffer-overflow-in-iteration_loop-loop-c/
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-09-21
Updated: 2025-04-20
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.0241