fkie_cve-2021-20264
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2021-10-06 16:15
Modified
2024-11-21 05:46
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An insecure modification flaw in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openjdk-1.8 and openjdk-11 containers. This flaw allows an attacker with access to the container to modify the /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932283Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932283Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
oracle openjdk 1.8.0
oracle openjdk 11


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   id: "CVE-2021-20264",
   lastModified: "2024-11-21T05:46:14.340",
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