CVE-2021-42145

Contiki-NG tinyDTLS check_certificate_request() Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An assertion failure discovered in in check_certificate_request() in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through master branch 53a0d97 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Un error de aserción descubierto en check_certificate_request() en Contiki-NG tinyDTLS a través de la rama maestra 53a0d97 permite a los atacantes provocar una denegación de servicio.

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS versions through 2018-08-30. An assertion failure in check_certificate_request() causes the server to exit unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

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 (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/18	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

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