CVE-2021-4217
lowpriority · track · 13EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A flaw was found in unzip. The vulnerability occurs due to improper handling of Unicode strings, which can lead to a null pointer dereference. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted zip file, leading to a crash or code execution.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 1152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 2152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 3152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on BPC 9102Sphoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on RFC 4072Sphoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (28)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- VDE-2025-053Phoenix Contact: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware2025-07-08csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE
Multiple Linux component vulnerabilities fixed in latest PLCnext Firmware release 2025.0.2
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1335Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-09-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4217cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1957077cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2044583cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-4217/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168704/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5673-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/unzip-NULL-pointer-dereference-via-Unicode-Strings-39539cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.5111cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4217enisa_euvd
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