CVE-2021-41040

Public Exploit

Description

In Eclipse Wakaama, ever since its inception until 2021-01-14, the CoAP parsing code does not properly sanitize network-received data.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.95% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory eclipse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=577968 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
https://github.com/eclipse/wakaama/pull/640 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41040?
CVE-2021-41040 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-41040?
To fix CVE-2021-41040, 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-2021-41040 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-41040 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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