CVE-2021-42144

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Published Jan 24, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer over-read vulnerability in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through master branch 53a0d97 allows attackers obtain sensitive information via crafted input to dtls_ccm_decrypt_message().

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng_tinydtls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.658% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/17
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/17

History

Jun 20, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`

Nov 22, 2024 12:00 PM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/17

Subscriptions

Contiki-ng Contiki-ng Tinydtls

Weaknesses

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 20, 2025, 7:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 24, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jun 20, 2025, 7:16 PM
Reserved: Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:30 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:30 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 24, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM

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