CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-44038

An issue was discovered in Quagga through 1.2.4. Unsafe chown/chmod operations in the suggested spec file allow users (with control of the non-root-owned directory /etc/quagga) to escalate their privileges to root upon package installation or update.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191890 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Quagga/quagga/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-11-19 07:15

Updated : 2022-07-12 05:42

NVD link : CVE-2021-44038

Mitre link : CVE-2021-44038

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-59