CVE-2021-29221
Erlang/OTP Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Erlang/OTP prior to version 23.2.3. By adding files to an existing installation's directory, a local attacker could hijack accounts of other users running Erlang programs or possibly coerce a service running with "erlsrv.exe" to execute arbitrary code as Local System. This can occur only under specific conditions on Windows with unsafe filesystem permissions.
INFO
Published Date :
April 9, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2021, 6 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-29221 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-29221.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://deepsurface.com/deepsurface-security-advisory-local-privilege-escalation-in-erlang-on-windows-cve-2021-29221/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.2.3 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-29221 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://deepsurface.com/deepsurface-security-advisory-local-privilege-escalation-in-erlang-on-windows-cve-2021-29221/ No Types Assigned https://deepsurface.com/deepsurface-security-advisory-local-privilege-escalation-in-erlang-on-windows-cve-2021-29221/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.2.3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.2.3 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-426 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 23.2.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-29221 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-29221
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.00%
score
0.30056
percentile