CVE-2021-20179

Description

A flaw was found in pki-core. An attacker who has successfully compromised a key could use this flaw to renew the corresponding certificate over and over again, as long as it is not explicitly revoked. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a pki-core
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914379 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3478 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3477 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3476 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3475 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3474 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3I7BRAHLE2WWSY76W3CKFCF5WSSAE24/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRE44N6P24AEDKRMWK7RPRLMCUUBRJII/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDOLFOLEIV7I4EUC3SCZBXL6E2ER7ZEN/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20179?
CVE-2021-20179 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-20179?
To fix CVE-2021-20179, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-20179 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-20179 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-20179?
CVE-2021-20179 affects n/a pki-core.
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