7.0
HIGH
CVE-2021-44512
Tmate SSH Server directory traversal and privilege escalation
Description

World-writable permissions on the /tmp/tmate/sessions directory in tmate-ssh-server 2.3.0 allow a local attacker to compromise the integrity of session handling, or obtain the read-write session ID from a read-only session symlink in this directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 7, 2021, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-44512 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 Tmate tmate-ssh-server
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-2021-44512.

URL Resource
https://github.com/tmate-io/tmate-ssh-server/commit/1c020d1f5ca462f5b150b46a027aaa1bbe3c9596 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/06/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tmate-io/tmate-ssh-server/commit/1c020d1f5ca462f5b150b46a027aaa1bbe3c9596 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/06/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-44512 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-44512 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/tmate-io/tmate-ssh-server/commit/1c020d1f5ca462f5b150b46a027aaa1bbe3c9596
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/06/2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-281 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tmate-io/tmate-ssh-server/commit/1c020d1f5ca462f5b150b46a027aaa1bbe3c9596 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tmate-io/tmate-ssh-server/commit/1c020d1f5ca462f5b150b46a027aaa1bbe3c9596 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/06/2 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/06/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-281
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tmate:tmate-ssh-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3.0
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.03 }} -0.03%

score

0.05811

percentile

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