PT-2021-17996 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Code

Ryotak · Published 2021-03-21 · Updated 2023-08-08 · CVE-2021-28953

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: C/C++ Advanced Lint extension versions prior to 1.9.0 for Visual Studio Code

Description: The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted repository. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.9.0, update to version 1.9.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted repositories until the update is applied.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-28953

Affected Products

Visual Studio Code

References · 9

• https://github.com/jbenden/vscode-c-cpp-flylint/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28953 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28953 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/12630 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/11990 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/11676 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/25216 · Telegram Post
• https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/16 · Note
• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jbenden.c-cpp-flylint · Note