Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dogtagpki | Dogtagpki | < 10.5.0 |
| Redhat | Certificate System | 10.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914379Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3474PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3475PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3476PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3477PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3478PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914379Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3474PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3475PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3476PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3477PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3478PatchThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2021-20179?
CVE-2021-20179 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). 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...
How severe is CVE-2021-20179?
CVE-2021-20179 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2021-20179?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Dogtagpki Dogtagpki, Redhat Certificate System, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.