Incorrect Authorization Affecting dogtag-pki package, versions <10.10.2-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-DOGTAGPKI-1085463
  • published13 Mar 2021
  • disclosed15 Mar 2021

Introduced: 13 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-20179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable dogtag-pki to version 10.10.2-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dogtag-pki package and not the dogtag-pki package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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