PT-2021-23790 · Vxworks · Vxworks

Published 2021-11-24 · Updated 2021-12-01 · CVE-2021-43268

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VxWorks versions 6.9 through 7

Description An issue in the IKE component allows a specifically crafted packet to potentially lead to reading beyond the end of a buffer or a double free.

Recommendations For VxWorks versions 6.9 through 7, consider applying configuration changes to restrict the handling of crafted packets in the IKE component until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-43268

Affected Products

Vxworks

References · 5

• https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=cve&on=view&id=CVE-2021-43268 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43268 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43268 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32965 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23738 · Telegram Post