CVE catalog
CVE-2021-30499
libcaca: CVE-2021-30499
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.24% · Oct 27, 2026
A flaw was found in libcaca. A buffer overflow of export.c in function export_troff might lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcaca | sid | 0.99.beta20-8 | fixed |
| Debian | libcaca | forky | 0.99.beta20-8 | fixed |
| Debian | libcaca | trixie | 0.99.beta20-5+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libcaca | bookworm | 0.99.beta20-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | pro | 0.99.beta19-2build2~gcc5.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | pro | 0.99.beta19-2build2~gcc5.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | pro | 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | pro | 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | pro | 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 18.04 | 0.99.beta19-2build2~gcc5.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 18.04 | 0.99.beta19-2build2~gcc5.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 18.04 | 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 18.04 | 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 18.04 | 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 20.04 | 0.99.beta19-2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 20.04 | 0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 20.04 | 0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1.20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 20.04 | 0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1.20.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 22.04 | 0.99.beta19-2.2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | 22.04 | 0.99.beta19-2.2ubuntu3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcaca | source | sid | 0.99.beta19-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [987278] |
| Debian | libcaca | source | forky | 0.99.beta19-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [987278] |
| Debian | libcaca | source | trixie | 0.99.beta19-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [987278] |
| Debian | libcaca | source | bookworm | 0.99.beta19-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [987278] |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | deb | pro | 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30499 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | deb | 18.04 | 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30499 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | deb | 20.04 | 0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1.20.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30499 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libcaca | deb | 22.04 | 0.99.beta19-2.2ubuntu3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30499 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [caca-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libcaca]
Details (2)
0.99.beta20-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcaca · debian · 12
0.99.beta20-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcaca · debian · 12
- [libcaca0]Fixed
Source package: [libcaca]
Details (2)
0.99.beta20-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcaca · debian · 12
0.99.beta20-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcaca · debian · 12
- [libcaca-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libcaca]
Details (2)
0.99.beta20-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcaca · debian · 12
0.99.beta20-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcaca · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [caca-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libcaca]
Details (2)
0.99.beta20-5+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · 13
0.99.beta20-5+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · 13
- [libcaca0]Fixed
Source package: [libcaca]
Details (2)
0.99.beta20-5+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · 13
0.99.beta20-5+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · 13
- [libcaca-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libcaca]
Details (2)
0.99.beta20-5+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · 13
0.99.beta20-5+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.99.beta19-3dsa · libcaca · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2022_0754-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30499]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30499]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-30499]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2021/cve-2021-30499.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]