CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-38463

HIGH
7.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The affected product does not properly control the allocation of resources. A user may be able to allocate unlimited memory buffers using API functions.

How to fix

Remediation Available
versiondogNVD
Affected:< 8.0.0Fixed in:8.0.0CVE-2021-38463derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days
50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.