CVE-2021-28953 Information

Description

The unofficial C/C++ Advanced Lint extension before 1.9.0 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted repository.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jbenden.c-cpp-flylint https://github.com/jbenden/vscode-c-cpp-flylint/compare/v1.8.2…v1.9.0 https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/16

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8