CVE-2021-20179

CVE Details

Release Date:	2021-03-15
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

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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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	8.1
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (pki-core)	ELSA-2021-0851	2021-03-17
Oracle Linux version 8 (jss)	ELSA-2021-0966	2021-03-24
Oracle Linux version 8 (ldapjdk)	ELSA-2021-0966	2021-03-24
Oracle Linux version 8 (pki-core)	ELSA-2021-0966	2021-03-24
Oracle Linux version 8 (tomcatjss)	ELSA-2021-0966	2021-03-24