{"cve":"CVE-2021-45417","nvd":{"published":"2022-01-20T18:15:07.640","modified":"2026-06-17T04:13:20.993","status":"Modified","description":"AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata (such as XFS extended attributes or tmpfs ACLs), because of a heap-based buffer overflow.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00024.html","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-07","https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5051","https://www.ipi.fi/pipermail/aide/2022-January/001713.html"],"products":["advanced_intrusion_detection_environment_project:advanced_intrusion_detection_environment","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","redhat:enterprise_linux","redhat:ovirt-node","redhat:virtualization_host"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:27:20.926095847+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-45417","score":0.00493,"percentile":0.42384,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}