CVE-2021-38304

Improper input validation in the National Instruments NI-PAL driver in versions 20.0.0 and prior may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/improper-input-validation-in-ni-pal.html	Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ni:ni-pal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-09-17 16:15

Updated : 2021-09-28 18:41

NVD link : CVE-2021-38304

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38304

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38304

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Products Affected

ni

ni-pal

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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