CVE-2021-28847

Description

MobaXterm before 21.0 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (Windows GUI hang) via tab title change requests that are sent repeatedly at high speed, which results in many SetWindowTextA or SetWindowTextW calls.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.47%

Vendor Advisory mobatek.net Vendor Advisory mobatek.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/preview.html	release notes vendor advisory
https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html	product vendor advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-28847?: CVE-2021-28847 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-28847?: To fix CVE-2021-28847, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-28847 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-28847 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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