FKIE_CVE-2021-33191

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-08-24 12:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:54
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
From Apache NiFi MiNiFi C++ version 0.5.0 the c2 protocol implements an "agent-update" command which was designed to patch the application binary. This "patching" command defaults to calling a trusted binary, but might be modified to an arbitrary value through a "c2-update" command. Said command is then executed using the same privileges as the application binary. This was addressed in version 0.10.0
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/24/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6f27a2454f5f67dbe4e21c8eb1db537b01863a0bc3758f28aa60f032%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/24/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/24/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6f27a2454f5f67dbe4e21c8eb1db537b01863a0bc3758f28aa60f032%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/24/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache nifi_minifi_c\+\+ *
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      "value": "Apache NiFi MiNiFi C++ versi\u00f3n 0.5.0, el protocolo c2 implementa un comando \"agent-update\" que fue dise\u00f1ado para parchear el binario de la aplicaci\u00f3n. Este comando de \"patching\" predeterminado llama a un binario confiable, pero puede ser modificado a un valor arbitrario mediante un comando \"c2-update\". Dicho comando es ejecutado entonces usando los mismos privilegios que el binario de la aplicaci\u00f3n. Esto fue solucionado en versi\u00f3n 0.10.0."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:54:19.737",
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