CVE-2021-44847

libtoxcore2: A stack-based buffer overflow in handle_request function in DHT.c intoxcore 0.1.9 through 0.1.11 and 0.2.0 through 0....

CVE-2021-44847 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by libtoxcore2 0.2.13-1, released December 12, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.8
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0414
90th percentile

A stack-based buffer overflow in handle_request function in DHT.c intoxcore 0.1.9 through 0.1.11 and 0.2.0 through 0.2.12 (caused by animproper length calculation during the handling of received networkpackets) allows remote attackers to crash the process or potentiallyexecute arbitrary code via a network packet.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libtoxcore · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 0.2.13-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44847 Dec 13, 2021
libtoxcore · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.2.13-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44847 Dec 13, 2021
libtoxcore · Debian 14 0.2.13-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44847 Dec 13, 2021
libtoxcore2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.2.13-1 libtoxcore2 0.2.13-1 Dec 12, 2021
libtoxcore2 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 0.2.13-1 libtoxcore2 0.2.13-1 Jan 16, 2026
libtoxcore2 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 0.2.13-1 libtoxcore2 0.2.13-1 Jan 16, 2026
toxcore-utils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.2.13-1 toxcore-utils 0.2.13-1 Dec 12, 2021
toxcore-utils · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 0.2.13-1 toxcore-utils 0.2.13-1 Jan 16, 2026
toxcore-utils · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 0.2.13-1 toxcore-utils 0.2.13-1 Jan 16, 2026

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