Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.8
- Impact score
- 6
- Exploitability score
- 2
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": false,
"matchCriteriaId": "8BA79AC0-A0CC-4EE6-AEF5-9B8C8EA2C9F1"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
},
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:amazon:log4jhotpatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "0F056917-4EA5-44BA-A359-FE921AFEC84F",
"versionEndExcluding": "1.1-13"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"operator": "AND"
}
]