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CVE-2021-28153

Published: Mar 11, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-59
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists, then the contents of that file correctly remain unchanged.)

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

glibgnome
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
brocade fabric operating system firmwarebroadcom
EmbeddedFirmware
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib
broadcomcommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka broadcom inc
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
and 5 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2325
gitlab.gnome.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00006.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RXTD5HCP2K4AAUSWWZTBKQNHRCTAEOF/
lists.fedoraproject.org
and 21 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 11, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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