CVE-2021-20266
RPM Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Description
A flaw was found in RPM's hdrblobInit() in lib/header.c. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify the rpmdb to cause an out-of-bounds read. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
INFO
Published Date :
April 30, 2021, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.2
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CVE-2021-20266 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VHRPNBCRPDJHHQE3MBPSZK4H7X2IM7AC/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGXO3W6DHPO62GJ4VVF5DEUX5DRUR5K/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VHRPNBCRPDJHHQE3MBPSZK4H7X2IM7AC/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TMGXO3W6DHPO62GJ4VVF5DEUX5DRUR5K/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 26, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-43 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-43 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-43 [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
May. 18, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.17.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.16.1.3 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927741 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927741 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TMGXO3W6DHPO62GJ4VVF5DEUX5DRUR5K/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TMGXO3W6DHPO62GJ4VVF5DEUX5DRUR5K/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VHRPNBCRPDJHHQE3MBPSZK4H7X2IM7AC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VHRPNBCRPDJHHQE3MBPSZK4H7X2IM7AC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.17.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.17 }} 0.06%
score
0.54357
percentile