CVE-2021-38311

Published Aug 9, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Contiki 3.0, potential nonterminating acknowledgment loops exist in the Telnet service. When the negotiated options are already disabled, servers still respond to DONT and WONT requests with WONT or DONT commands, which may lead to infinite acknowledgment loops, denial of service, and excessive CPU consumption.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-24764 In Contiki 3.0, potential nonterminating acknowledgment loops exist in the Telnet service. When the negotiated options are already disabled, servers still respond to DONT and WONT requests with WONT or DONT commands, which may lead to infinite acknowledgment loops, denial of service, and excessive CPU consumption.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:37 AM
Reserved
Aug 9, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 9, 2021, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:01 AM