High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2021· Updated Jul 5, 2026
CVE-2021-33286
CVE-2021-33286
Description
In NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when a specially crafted unicode string is supplied in an NTFS image a heap buffer overflow can occur and allow for code execution.
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Affected products
138- NTFS-3G/NTFS-3Gdescription
- osv-coords136 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- ntfs-3g.comnvdProductVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/30/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jpnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971nvdThird Party Advisory
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