CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-47347

HIGH
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wl1251: Fix possible buffer overflow in wl1251_cmd_scan Function wl1251_cmd_scan calls memcpy without checking the length. Harden by checking the length is within the maximum allowed size.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.70-1CVE-2021-47347
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47347
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47347
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47347

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 InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days
66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2019-11043High8.799%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2011-4862High10.095%-Fix
CVE-2007-5659High7.894%KEVFix
CVE-2022-3786High7.591%-Fix
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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 2025-04-02.