CVE-2021-45417
aide: heap-based buffer overflow on outputs larger than B64_BUF
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
3
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
AIDE versiones anteriores a 0.17.4, permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios de root por medio de metadatos de archivo diseñados (como atributos extendidos de XFS o ACLs de tmpfs), debido a un desbordamiento de búfer en la región heap de la memoria
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the base64 functions of AIDE, an advanced intrusion detection system. An attacker could crash the program and possibly execute arbitrary code through large (<16k) extended file attributes or ACL.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-12-20 CVE Reserved
- 2022-01-20 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00024.html | Mailing List |
|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3 | 2024-08-04 | |
| https://www.ipi.fi/pipermail/aide/2022-January/001713.html | 2024-08-04 | |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3 | 2024-08-04 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-07 | 2023-11-25 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5051 | 2023-11-25 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-45417 | 2022-04-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2041489 | 2022-04-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Project Search vendor "Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Project" | Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Search vendor "Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Project" for product "Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment" | >= 0.13 <= 0.17.3 Search vendor "Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Project" for product "Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment" and version " >= 0.13 <= 0.17.3" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Ovirt-node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ovirt-node" | 4.4.10 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ovirt-node" and version "4.4.10" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Virtualization Host Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization Host" | 4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization Host" and version "4.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | esm |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | esm |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 20.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "20.04" | lts |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 21.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "21.04" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 21.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "21.10" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||