CVE-2021-45417

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata (such as XFS extended attributes or tmpfs ACLs), because of a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 20, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-45417: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix