CVE-2021-30355

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 High 8.6

Description

Amazon Kindle e-reader prior to and including version 5.13.4 improperly manages privileges, allowing the framework user to elevate privileges to root.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2021-30355

Assigner
cve@checkpoint.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2021-09-01T19:15:07

Last Modified Date
2021-09-10T15:26:06

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-269	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
		AND
cpe:2.3:o:amazon:kindle_firmware::::::::	1	OR		5.13.4
cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle:-:::::::*	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
9.3

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
8.6

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/i-can-take-over-your-kindle/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30355
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-30355

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:06:10				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 09:31:10	2021-09-01T19:15Z	2021-09-01T19:15:07	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 09:31:10		2021-09-10T15:26:06	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 09:31:11		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated