CVE-2021-21908 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-21908

Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion....

Vulnerability Description

Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete function does not attempt to sanitize or otherwise validate the contents of the [file] parameter (passed to the function as argv[1]), allowing an authenticated attacker to supply directory traversal primitives and delete semi-arbitrary files.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Garrett Metal Detectors
Vulnerable Versions:
Garrett Metal Detectors iC Module CMA Version 5.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 22nd, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)