CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-4287

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ReFirm Labs binwalk up to 2.3.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file src/binwalk/modules/extractor.py of the component Archive Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.3.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is fa0c0bd59b8588814756942fe4cb5452e76c1dcd. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216876.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216876 Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216876 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/556 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/releases/tag/v2.3.3 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/commit/fa0c0bd59b8588814756942fe4cb5452e76c1dcd Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:binwalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-12-27 11:15

Updated : 2023-01-18 02:11

NVD link : CVE-2021-4287

Mitre link : CVE-2021-4287

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-61

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following