CVE-2021-20197 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-20197 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 26/03/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: binutils
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-20197 Description

There is an open race window when writing output in the following utilities in GNU binutils version 2.35 and earlier:ar, objcopy, strip, ranlib. When these utilities are run as a privileged user (presumably as part of a script updating binaries across different users), an unprivileged user can trick these utilities into getting ownership of arbitrary files through a symlink.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-59
CWE Name: CWE-59
Source: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).