Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-41037
In Eclipse p2, installable units are able to alter the Eclipse Platform installation and the local machine via touchpoints during installation. Those touchpoints can, for example, alter the command-line used to start the application, injecting things like agent or other settings that usually require particular attention in term of security. Although p2 has built-in strategies to ensure artifacts are signed and then to help establish trust, there is no such strategy for the metadata part that does configure such touchpoints. As a result, it's possible to install a unit that will run malicious code during installation without user receiving any warning about this installation step being risky when coming from untrusted source.
Products affected by CVE-2021-41037
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:equinox_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-41037
0.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 46 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-41037
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
2.1
|
3.4
|
Eclipse Foundation | |
10.0
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
6.0
|
Eclipse Foundation | 2024-07-12 |
8.0
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.1
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-41037
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The product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere.Assigned by:
- emo@eclipse.org (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-41037
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https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/p2/issues/235
CVE-2021-41037: p2 metadata (even without artifacts) can be an attack vector · Issue #235 · eclipse-equinox/p2 · GitHub
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https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=577029
577029 – (CVE-2021-41037) p2 metadata (even without artifacts) can be an attack vectorMailing List;Vendor Advisory
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