SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-27435

ARM mbed product Version 6.3.0 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in malloc_wrapper function, which can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.74%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

ARM mbed product Version 6.3.0 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in malloc_wrapper function, which can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.74% probability · 76th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
arm/mbed
Source
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.