CVE-2021-42141

Contiki-NG tinyDTLS Denial of Service

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through 2018-08-30. One incorrect handshake could complete with different epoch numbers in the packets Client_Hello, Client_key_exchange, and Change_cipher_spec, which may cause denial of service.

Se descubrió un problema en Contiki-NG tinyDTLS hasta el 30 de agosto de 2018. Un protocolo de enlace incorrecto podría completarse con diferentes números de época en los paquetes Client_Hello, Client_key_exchange y Change_cipher_spec, lo que puede provocar una denegación de servicio.

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS versions through 2018-08-30. One incorrect handshake could complete with different epoch numbers in the packets Client_Hello, Client_key_exchange, and Change_cipher_spec, which may cause denial of service.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-10-11 CVE Reserved
2024-01-18 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176625/Contiki-NG-tinyDTLS-Denial-Of-Service.html	Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/14	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/contiki-ng/tinydtls/issues/27	2024-01-30

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Contiki-ng Search vendor "Contiki-ng"		Tinydtls Search vendor "Contiki-ng" for product "Tinydtls"				<= 2018-08-30 Search vendor "Contiki-ng" for product "Tinydtls" and version " <= 2018-08-30"		-		Affected