CVE-2021-41037

In Eclipse p2, installable units are able to alter the Eclipse Platform installation and the local machine via touchpoints during installation. Those touchpoints can, for example, alter the command-line used to start the application, injecting things like agent or other settings that usually require particular attention in term of security. Although p2 has built-in strategies to ensure artifacts are signed and then to help establish trust, there is no such strategy for the metadata part that does configure such touchpoints. As a result, it's possible to install a unit that will run malicious code during installation without user receiving any warning about this installation step being risky when coming from untrusted source.
References
Link Resource
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=577029 Mailing List Vendor Advisory
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:equinox_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-07-07 21:15

Updated : 2022-07-15 15:38


NVD link : CVE-2021-41037

Mitre link : CVE-2021-41037


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CWE
CWE-829

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

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Products Affected

eclipse

  • equinox_p2