CVE-2021-33226

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the func variable in salt/salt/modules/status.py file. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because an attacker cannot influence the eval input

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

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=1208473
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/master/salt/modules/status.py	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208473
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/master/salt/modules/status.py	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:08

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208473 -~~	() https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208473 -
References	~~() https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/master/salt/modules/status.py - Exploit, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/master/salt/modules/status.py - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-02-17 18:15

Updated : 2025-03-18 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2021-33226

Mitre link : CVE-2021-33226

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-33226

JSON object : View

Products Affected

saltstack

salt

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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