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CVE-2021-45977

9.8 · CRITICAL
Published Feb 25, 2022 jetbrains EPSS 1.08% (63th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2021-45977 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting jetbrains clion. It was published on February 25, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3.1 Preview, IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3.1 RC, PyCharm Professional 2021.3.1 RC, GoLand 2021.3.1, PhpStorm 2021.3.1 Preview, PhpStorm 2021.3.1 RC, RubyMine 2021.3.1 Preview, RubyMine 2021.3.1 RC, CLion 2021.3.1, WebStorm 2021.3.1 Preview, and WebStorm 2021.3.1 RC (used as Remote Development backend IDEs) bind to the 0.0.0.0 IP address. The fixed versions are: IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3.1, PyCharm Professional 2021.3.1, GoLand 2021.3.2, PhpStorm 2021.3.1 (213.6461.83), RubyMine 2021.3.1, CLion 2021.3.2, and WebStorm 2021.3.1.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from jetbrains. Update clion to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-45977?

CVE-2021-45977 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting jetbrains clion. It was published on February 25, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2021-45977?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-45977?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from jetbrains. Update clion to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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