CVE-2021-31850
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 6.1
Description
A denial-of-service vulnerability in Database Security (DBS) prior to 4.8.4 allows a remote authenticated administrator to trigger a denial-of-service attack against the DBS server. The configuration of Archiving through the User interface incorrectly allowed the creation of directories and files in Windows system directories and other locations where sensitive data could be overwritten. The former could lead to a DoS, whilst the latter could lead to data destruction on the DBS server.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-31850
- Assigner
- psirt@mcafee.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-12-08T11:15:11
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-04-06T13:28:09
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:database_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.8.4 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.1
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.9
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10358 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1535/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31850 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-31850 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:29:36 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 03:17:05 | 2021-12-08T11:15Z | 2021-12-08T11:15:11 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 03:17:05 | 2022-04-06T13:28:09 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 03:17:05 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |