CVE-2021-30355 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Amazon Kindle e-reader prior to and including version 5.13.4 improperly manages privileges, allowing the framework user to elevate privileges to root.

Published: 2021-09-01

Score: 8.6 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Amazon Kindle e-reader

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions prior to and including 5.13.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:amazon:kindle_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-17286	Amazon Kindle e-reader prior to and including version 5.13.4 improperly manages privileges, allowing the framework user to elevate privileges to root.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00232.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/i-can-take-over-your-kindle/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Amazon Kindle Kindle Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: checkpoint

Published: 2021-09-01T18:04:18.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:32:41.007Z

Reserved: 2021-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-30355

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-01T19:15:07.677

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:03:56.233

Link: CVE-2021-30355

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

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