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CVE-2021-46828

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.61%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-07-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2021-46828
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.61%

Original NVD Description

In libtirpc before 1.3.3rc1, remote attackers could exhaust the file descriptors of a process that uses libtirpc because idle TCP connections are mishandled. This can, in turn, lead to an svc_run infinite loop without accepting new connections.

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