CVE-2021-31850 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-31850 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 08/12/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: trellix | Vendor: McAfee,LLC | Product: McAfee Database Security (DBSec)
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-31850 Description

A denial-of-service vulnerability in Database Security (DBS) prior to 4.8.4 allows a remote authenticated administrator to trigger a denial-of-service attack against the DBS server. The configuration of Archiving through the User interface incorrectly allowed the creation of directories and files in Windows system directories and other locations where sensitive data could be overwritten. The former could lead to a DoS, whilst the latter could lead to data destruction on the DBS server.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.1 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* HIGH
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-552
CWE Name: CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Source: McAfee,LLC

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).