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CVE-2021-3572

Published: Nov 10, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
5.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 26.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This is fixed in python-pip version 21.1.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

python-pipn/a
pippypa
Library
OSS Libraries / pypi
agile plmoracle
On-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
communications cloud native core network function cloud native environmentoracle
On-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
communications cloud native core policyoracle
On-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
pypaoss-projectOSS Librariesaka pip, pipenv, pypa/setuptools
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962856
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
oracle.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
oracle.com
and 15 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 10, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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