CVE-2021-40084

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

opensysusers through 0.6 does not safely use eval on files in sysusers.d that may contain shell metacharacters. For example, it allows command execution via a crafted GECOS field whereas systemd-sysusers (a program with the same specification) does not do that.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published8/25/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

artixlinux:opensysusers

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

https://bugs.debian.org/992058(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/artix-linux/opensysusers/releases(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugs.debian.org/992058(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/artix-linux/opensysusers/releases(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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