CVE-2021-31272

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Published Jun 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

SerenityOS before commit 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c contains a directory traversal vulnerability in tar/unzip that may lead to command execution or privilege escalation.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:serenityos:serenityos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-18184	SerenityOS before commit 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c contains a directory traversal vulnerability in tar/unzip that may lead to command execution or privilege escalation.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.2% (3.169% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/3991
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/3992
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/5713
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/5713/commits/3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c

History

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Subscriptions

Serenityos Serenityos

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 18, 2021, 9:50 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:55 PM
Reserved: Apr 15, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 18, 2021, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:51 AM

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