VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45417
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- advanced intrusion detection environment project/advanced intrusion detection environment · redhat/ovirt-node · redhat/virtualization host · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-07
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5051Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ipi.fi/pipermail/aide/2022-January/001713.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-07
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5051Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ipi.fi/pipermail/aide/2022-January/001713.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.