CVE-2021-25663
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CVE-2021-25663 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.7/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability has been identified in Capital Embedded AR Classic 431-422 (All versions), Capital Embedded AR Classic R20-11 (All versions < V2303), Nucleus NET (All versions), Nucleus ReadyStart V3 (All versions < V2017.02.4), Nucleus ReadyStart V4 (All versions < V4.1.0), Nucleus Source Code (All versions including affected IPv6 stack). The function that processes IPv6 headers does not check the lengths of extension header options, allowing attackers to put this function into an infinite loop with crafted length values.. EPSS estimates a 1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Capital Embedded AR Classic 431-422 (All versions), Capital Embedded AR Classic R20-11 (All versions < V2303), Nucleus NET (All versions), Nucleus ReadyStart V3 (All versions < V2017.02.4), Nucleus ReadyStart V4 (All versions < V4.1.0), Nucleus Source Code (All versions including affected IPv6 stack). The function that processes IPv6 headers does not check the lengths of extension header options, allowing attackers to put this function into an infinite loop with crafted length values.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | Capital Vstar | All versions |
| Siemens | Nucleus Net | All versions |
| Siemens | Nucleus Readystart | < 4.1.0 |
| Siemens | Nucleus Source Code | All versions |
| Siemens | Nucleus Readystart | < 2017.02.4 |
References
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-05Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-05Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Timeline
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- Status
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