CVE-2021-35331 (GCVE-0-2021-35331)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-05 14:59 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:33 Disputed
VLAI
Summary
In Tcl 8.6.11, a format string vulnerability in nmakehlp.c might allow code execution via a crafted file. NOTE: multiple third parties dispute the significance of this finding
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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