5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-3421
RPM Package Read Functionality Data Integrity Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in the RPM package in the read functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package or compromise an RPM repository, to cause RPM database corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This flaw affects RPM versions before 4.17.0-alpha.

INFO

Published Date :

May 19, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3421 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Rpm rpm

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-3421 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-3421 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.

  • 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]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YILPBTPSBRYL4POBI3F4YUSVPSOQNJBY/ [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/YILPBTPSBRYL4POBI3F4YUSVPSOQNJBY/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TMGXO3W6DHPO62GJ4VVF5DEUX5DRUR5K/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 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]

    Jul. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.16.1.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.16.1.3
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927747 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927747 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
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YILPBTPSBRYL4POBI3F4YUSVPSOQNJBY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YILPBTPSBRYL4POBI3F4YUSVPSOQNJBY/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.16.1.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3421 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-2021-3421 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.01%

score

0.29212

percentile

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