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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-21811 · published 31 August 2021

CVE-2021-21811: Att xmill vulnerability

Att · Xmill

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the XML-parsing CreateLabelOrAttrib functionality of AT&T Labs’ Xmill 0.7. A specially crafted XML file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.1% · top 34.8% CWE-191 · CWE-191
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the XML-parsing CreateLabelOrAttrib functionality of AT&T Labs’ Xmill 0.7. A specially crafted XML file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1279 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1279 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-21811), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.