Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-29998
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.2% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)4.2%top 9.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Wind River VxWorks before 6.5. There is a possible heap overflow in dhcp client.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=security-notices x_refsource_MISC
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-560465.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-194-12 x_refsource_MISC
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-910883.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM