CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-3998

A flaw was found in glibc. The realpath() function can mistakenly return an unexpected value, potentially leading to information leakage and disclosure of sensitive data.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/4 Mailing List Patch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3998 Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28770 Issue Tracking Patch
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3998 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024633 Issue Tracking Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=ee8d5e33adb284601c00c94687bc907e10aec9bb
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=84d2d0fe20bdf94feed82b21b4d7d136db471f03
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-08-24 04:15

Updated : 2023-02-12 11:43

NVD link : CVE-2021-3998

Mitre link : CVE-2021-3998

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-125

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