CVE-2021-3909
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CVE-2021-3909 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. OctoRPKI does not limit the length of a connection, allowing for a slowloris DOS attack to take place which makes OctoRPKI wait forever. Specifically, the repository that OctoRPKI sends HTTP requests to will keep the connection open for a day before a response is returned, but does keep drip feeding new bytes to keep the connection alive.. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
OctoRPKI does not limit the length of a connection, allowing for a slowloris DOS attack to take place which makes OctoRPKI wait forever. Specifically, the repository that OctoRPKI sends HTTP requests to will keep the connection open for a day before a response is returned, but does keep drip feeding new bytes to keep the connection alive.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Octorpki | < 1.3.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/security/advisories/GHSA-8cvr-4rrf-f244Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5033Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5041Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/security/advisories/GHSA-8cvr-4rrf-f244Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5033Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5041Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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