9.1
CVSSv3

CVE-2021-42143

Published: 24/01/2024 Updated: 31/01/2024
CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.1 | Impact Score: 5.2 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 0

Vulnerability Summary

An issue exists in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through master branch 53a0d97. An infinite loop bug exists during the handling of a ClientHello handshake message. This bug allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service by sending a malformed ClientHello handshake message with an odd length of cipher suites, which triggers an infinite loop (consuming all resources) and a buffer over-read that can disclose sensitive information.

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Mailing Lists

[Suggested description] An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through 2018-08-30 An infinite loop bug exists during the handling of a ClientHello handshake message This bug allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a malformed ClientHello handshake message with an odd length of cipher suites, which triggers an inf ...