CVE-2021-46828

libtirpc: DoS vulnerability with lots of connections

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

En libtirpc versiones anteriores a 1.3.3rc1, los atacantes remotos podían agotar los descriptores de archivo de un proceso que usa libtirpc porque las conexiones TCP inactivas son manejadas inapropiadamente. Esto puede, a su vez, conllevar a un bucle infinito svc_run sin aceptar nuevas conexiones

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was found in libtirpc. This flaw allows a remote attacker to exhaust the file descriptors of a process that uses libtirpc due to mishandling idle TCP connections. This issue leads to a svc_run infinite loop without accepting new connections.

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*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

2022-07-20 CVE Reserved
2022-07-20 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86529758570cef4c73fb9b9c4104fdc510f701ed
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00004.html	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221007-0004	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-33	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5200	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-46828	2022-11-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2109352	2022-11-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Libtirpc Project Search vendor "Libtirpc Project"		Libtirpc Search vendor "Libtirpc Project" for product "Libtirpc"				< 1.3.3 Search vendor "Libtirpc Project" for product "Libtirpc" and version " < 1.3.3"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0"		-		Affected