CVE-2021-42147

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Published Jan 24, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer over-read vulnerability in the dtls_sha256_update function in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through master branch 53a0d97 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted data packet.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:contiki-ng:tinydtls:2018-08-30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.836% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/20
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/20

History

May 30, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Nov 22, 2024 12:00 PM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/20

Subscriptions

Contiki-ng Tinydtls

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 24, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:17 PM
Reserved: Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:30 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:30 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 24, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM

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