Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-20179
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in pki-core. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in pki-core. An attacker who has successfully compromised a key could use this flaw to renew the corresponding certificate over and over again, as long as it is not explicitly revoked. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux:8 | ldapjdk | 0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4a | RLSA-2021:0966 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914379 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3478 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3477 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3476 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3475 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3474 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-c0d6637ca5 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-344dd24c84 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-6c412a4601 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA