CVE-2021-30481

Summary

CVECVE-2021-30481
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-10 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-07 19:09:00 UTC
DescriptionValve Steam through 2021-04-10, when a Source engine game is installed, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because of a buffer overflow that occurs for a Steam invite after one click.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Valvesoftware Steam All All All All
Application Valvesoftware Steam Client All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
JavaScript is not available. MISC twitter.com
Valve accused of ignoring existing RCE vulnerability in Source games for 2 years | Hacker News MISC news.ycombinator.com
JavaScript is not available. MISC twitter.com
Source Engine remote code execution exploit triggered via steam invite - YouTube MISC www.youtube.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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