CVE-2021-41037

Published Jul 8, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Eclipse p2, installable units are able to alter the Eclipse Platform installation and the local machine via touchpoints during installation. Those touchpoints can, for example, alter the command-line used to start the application, injecting things like agent or other settings that usually require particular attention in term of security. Although p2 has built-in strategies to ensure artifacts are signed and then to help establish trust, there is no such strategy for the metadata part that does configure such touchpoints. As a result, it's possible to install a unit that will run malicious code during installation without user receiving any warning about this installation step being risky when coming from untrusted source.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-28190 In Eclipse p2, installable units are able to alter the Eclipse Platform installation and the local machine via touchpoints during installation. Those touchpoints can, for example, alter the command-line used to start the application, injecting things like agent or other settings that usually require particular attention in term of security. Although p2 has built-in strategies to ensure artifacts are signed and then to help establish trust, there is no such strategy for the metadata part that does configure such touchpoints. As a result, it's possible to install a unit that will run malicious code during installation without user receiving any warning about this installation step being risky when coming from untrusted source.
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00341}

epss

{'score': 0.00576}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00308}

epss

{'score': 0.00341}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 2:59 AM
Reserved
Sep 13, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 8, 2022, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM