VDB-182549 · CVE-2021-41072 · Nessus 212124

Phillip Lougher squashfs-Tools 4.5 squashfs Filesystem unsquash-2.c squashfs_opendir pathname traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Phillip Lougher squashfs-Tools 4.5 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function squashfs_opendir of the file unsquash-2.c of the component squashfs Filesystem Handler. The manipulation leads to pathname traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-41072. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Phillip Lougher squashfs-Tools 4.5. This issue affects the function squashfs_opendir of the file unsquash-2.c of the component squashfs Filesystem Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a pathname traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-21. Impacted is integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/14/2021. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-41072 since 09/14/2021. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212124 (Nutanix AOS : Multiple Vulnerabilities (NXSA-AOS-7.0)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212124). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Phillip Lougher

Name

squashfs-Tools

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Pathname traversal
CWE: CWE-21 / CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212124
Nessus Name: Nutanix AOS : Multiple Vulnerabilities (NXSA-AOS-7.0)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/14/2021 🔍
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09/14/2021 +0 days 🔍
12/06/2024 +1179 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: e0485802ec72996c20026da320650d8362f555bd
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-41072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-41072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-182549

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2021 10:11
Updated: 12/06/2024 17:23
Changes: 09/14/2021 10:11 (41), 09/16/2021 15:52 (2), 12/06/2024 17:23 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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