CVE-2021-30354
HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: September 1, 2021 at 05:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:50 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsKindle FirmwareKindleKindle
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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
Amazon Kindle e-reader prior to and including version 5.13.4 contains an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function CJBig2Image::expand() and results in a memory corruption that leads to code execution when parsing a crafted PDF book.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/i-can-take-over-your-kindle/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-680CWE-190
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