Flaw in pki-core Allows Certificate Renewal Exploit for Red Hat Products
CVE-2021-20179

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Dogtagpki

Status
Pki-core
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 March 2021

What is CVE-2021-20179?

A vulnerability exists in pki-core that allows an attacker, who has compromised a key, to repeatedly renew the associated certificate without proper revocation. This flaw endangers data confidentiality and integrity, allowing malicious actors to maintain unauthorized access or modify sensitive information. It is crucial for organizations using pki-core to apply necessary updates to mitigate these risks.

Affected Version(s)

pki-core pki-core 10.5, pki-core 10.8, pki-core 10.9, pki-core 10.10, pki-core 10.11

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914379
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https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3478
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https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3477
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2021-20179 : Flaw in pki-core Allows Certificate Renewal Exploit for Red Hat Products