Code Injection in NVCaffe - CVE-2021-39158
Published: August 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56136
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39158
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVCaffe
NVCaffe
Software vendor:
nVidia
nVidia
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected system does not contaion the gfortran package in the repository pypi.org. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted content and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.