Information disclosure in GNOME Glib
CVE-2021-3800
A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gnome Glib
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- N/a Glib — versions Fixed in glib2 2.63.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3800?
- CVE-2021-3800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Glib, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3800?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.