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CVE-2021-25321 Detail

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in arpwatch of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.2 allows local attackers with control of the runtime user to run arpwatch as to escalate to root upon the next restart of arpwatch. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. openSUSE Factory arpwatch version 2.1a15-169.5 and prior versions. openSUSE Leap 15.2 arpwatch version 2.1a15-lp152.5.5 and prior versions.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score matches with CNA score
CNA:  SUSE
Base Score:  7.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186240 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186240 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following SUSE  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:suse:arpwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
2.1a15
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:suse:openstack_cloud_crowbar:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:suse:arpwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
2.1a15-169.5
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:factory:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:suse:arpwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
2.1a15-lp152.5.5
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-25321
NVD Published Date:
06/30/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
SUSE