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CVE-2021-47972

HIGHCVSS 8.7/10EPSS 0.28%

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CVE-2021-47972 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Sticky Notes & Color Widgets 1.4.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by creating notes with excessively long character strings. Attackers can paste large payloads of repeated characters into note fields to trigger application crashes and make the application stop responding.. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Sticky Notes & Color Widgets 1.4.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by creating notes with excessively long character strings. Attackers can paste large payloads of repeated characters into note fields to trigger application crashes and make the application stop responding.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 4.0
8.7/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.28%

20.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

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Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-47972?
Sticky Notes & Color Widgets 1.4.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by creating notes with excessively long character strings. Attackers can paste large payloads of repeated characters into note fields to trigger application crashes and make the application stop responding.
How severe is CVE-2021-47972?
CVE-2021-47972 has a CVSS score of 8.7/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47972?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST