CVE-2021-36979
Published: 20 July 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-36979 is a medium-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Unicorn-Engine Unicorn Engine. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 42.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-23555
Vulnerability details
Unicorn Engine 1.0.2 has an out-of-bounds write in tb_flush_armeb (called from cpu_arm_exec_armeb and tcg_cpu_exec_armeb).
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.