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SCA: security update for binwalk (GHSA-8m3f-g62j-3vx8)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 412747
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ReFirm Labs binwalk up to 2.3.2.
Affected is an unknown function of the file src/binwalk/modules/extractor.py of the component Archive
Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. It is possible to launch the attack
remotely. Upgrading to version 2.3.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is
fa0c0bd59b8588814756942fe4cb5452e76c1dcd. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The
identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216876. (CVE-2021-4287)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 412747
Version: Revision 1.9
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.18
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4287
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/27/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-4287