Privilege Escalation in Amazon Kindle E-Reader
CVE-2021-30355

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Amazon
Status: Amazon Kindle E-reader
Vendor: CVE Published:; 1 September 2021

What is CVE-2021-30355?

A vulnerability in the Amazon Kindle e-reader prior to version 5.13.4 permits improper privilege management. This flaw allows a framework user to escalate privileges to root, potentially compromising the device's security and integrity. Users are advised to update their devices to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Version(s)

Amazon Kindle e-reader All versions prior to and including 5.13.4

References

https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/i-can-take-over-your...

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CVSS V3.1

Score:

8.6

Severity:

HIGH

Confidentiality:

High

Integrity:

High

Availability:

High

Attack Vector:

Local

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

Required

Scope:

Changed

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Sep 1, 2021
Vulnerability Reserved
Apr 7, 2021

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What is CVE-2021-30355?

Human OS v1.0: Ageing Is an Unpatched Zero-Day Vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

References

CVSS V3.1

Timeline

Human OS v1.0:
Ageing Is an Unpatched Zero-Day Vulnerability.