CVE-2021-33226 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the func variable in salt/salt/modules/status.py file. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because an attacker cannot influence the eval input

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01704.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Saltstack	Salt

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0232	Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the func variable in salt/salt/modules/status.py file. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because an attacker cannot influence the eval input

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208473
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/master/salt/modules/status.py

History

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-18T19:05:39.410Z

Reserved: 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-33226

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:42:20.345Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-17T18:15:11.083

Modified: 2025-03-18T19:15:38.633

Link: CVE-2021-33226

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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