CVE-2021-41033 (GCVE-0-2021-41033)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-13 20:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In all released versions of Eclipse Equinox, at least until version 4.21 (September 2021), installation can be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attack if using p2 repos that are HTTP; that can then be exploited to serve incorrect p2 metadata and entirely alter the local installation, particularly by installing plug-ins that may then run malicious code.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=575688 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Equinox |
Unknown:
unspecified , ≤ 4.21
(custom)
|
guessed |
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