CVE-2021-42146

HIGH

Contiki-ng Tinydtls - Improper Exception Handling

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through master branch 53a0d97. DTLS servers allow remote attackers to reuse the same epoch number within two times the TCP maximum segment lifetime, which is prohibited in RFC6347. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive application (data of connected clients).

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-755 CWE-303
Status published
Products (1)
contiki-ng/tinydtls 2018-08-30
Published Jan 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026