{"cve":"CVE-2021-44847","nvd":{"published":"2021-12-13T01:15:07.730","modified":"2026-06-17T04:12:53.087","status":"Modified","description":"A stack-based buffer overflow in handle_request function in DHT.c in toxcore 0.1.9 through 0.1.11 and 0.2.0 through 0.2.12 (caused by an improper length calculation during the handling of received network packets) allows remote attackers to crash the process or potentially execute arbitrary code via a network packet.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-682"],"references":["https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/pull/1718","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S7EBS3NIRYJ7V3PTNINP3PJSVUHGZTGA/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZLTKINSPO5T65LB3ZASDPCREKUE22RYE/","https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/pull/1718","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S7EBS3NIRYJ7V3PTNINP3PJSVUHGZTGA/"],"products":["fedoraproject:fedora","toktok:toxcore"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:25:41.256909649+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-44847","score":0.04135,"percentile":0.90835,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}