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    CVE-2021-46179

    Reachable Assertion vulnerability in upx before 4.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted file passed to the the readx function.

    Published:Aug 22, 2023
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Aug 22, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00219
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Upx
    Product
    Upx

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-617 Reachable Assertion

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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