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CVE-2021-45417

Published: Jan 20, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-787
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata (such as XFS extended attributes or tmpfs ACLs), because of a heap-based buffer overflow.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
ovirt-nodeOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
virtualization hostOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
advanced intrusion detection environment project
oss-projectaka advanced intrusion detection environment
advanced intrusion detection environmentOn-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3
openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3
openwall.com
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5051
debian.org
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