Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-21279
Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for internet of things devices. In verions prior to 4.6, an attacker can perform a denial-of-service attack by triggering an infinite loop in the processing of IPv6 neighbor solicitation (NS) messages. This type of attack can effectively shut down the operation of the system because of the cooperative scheduling used for the main parts of Contiki-NG and its communication stack. The problem has been patched in Contiki-NG 4.6. Users can apply the patch for this vulnerability out-of-band as a workaround.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-21279
- cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-21279
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 41 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-21279
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-21279
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The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-21279
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https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-rr5j-j8m8-fc4f
Infinite loop in IPv6 neighbor solicitation processing · Advisory · contiki-ng/contiki-ng · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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