CVE-2021-41193: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

March 1, 2022

wire-avs is the audio visual signaling (AVS) component of Wire, an open-source messenger. A remote format string vulnerability in versions prior to 7.1.12 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. The issue has been fixed in wire-avs 7.1.12. There are currently no known workarounds.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j6v-xpf3-xvrv
github.com/wireapp/wire-avs/security/advisories/GHSA-2j6v-xpf3-xvrv

Code Behaviors & Features

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