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CVE-2021-42143

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 0.81%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-01-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2021-42143
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
0.81%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered 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 attackers 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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