9.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2021-42142

Published: 23/01/2024 Updated: 31/01/2024
CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 0

Vulnerability Summary

An issue exists in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through master branch 53a0d97. DTLS servers mishandle the early use of a large epoch number. This vulnerability allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service and false-positive packet drops.

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About CVE-2021-42142: [Suggested description] An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through 2018-08-30 DTLS servers mishandle the early use of a large epoch number This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and false-positive packet drops [VulnerabilityType Other] Improper Handling of exception conditions ...