Name: CVE-2021-3100: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-3100, CWE-250, CWE-269, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.00033

The Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-13 didn’t mimic the permissions of the JVM being patched, allowing it to escalate privileges.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Amazon Linux Ami 2	—	Upgrade log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch	Jul 4, 2022	Apr 19, 2022
Amazon_linux	—	Upgrade log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch	Apr 20, 2022	Dec 23, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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