CVE-2021-44038

An issue was discovered in Quagga through 1.2.4. Unsafe chown/chmod operations in the suggested spec file allow users (with control of the non-root-owned directory /etc/quagga) to escalate their privileges to root upon package installation or update.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191890	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Quagga/quagga/releases	Release Notes Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-11-19 19:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-44038

Mitre link : CVE-2021-44038

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-44038

JSON object : View

Products Affected

quagga

quagga

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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