CVE-2021-21281

HIGH

Contiki-NG <4.6 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for internet of things devices. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Contiki-NG versions prior to 4.6. After establishing a TCP socket using the tcp-socket library, it is possible for the remote end to send a packet with a data offset that is unvalidated. The problem has been patched in Contiki-NG 4.6. Users can apply the patch for this vulnerability out-of-band as a workaround.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/1366

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 63.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (1)
contiki-ng/contiki-ng < 4.6
Published Jun 18, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026