{ "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2021-20264", "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "n/a", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "containers/openjdk", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "openjdk 1.8" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-266" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932283", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932283" } ] }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "An insecure modification flaw in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openjdk-1.8 and openjdk-11 containers. This flaw allows an attacker with access to the container to modify the /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability." } ] } }