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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-29998

There is a possible heap overflow in dhcp client.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in Wind River VxWorks before 6.5. There is a possible heap overflow in dhcp client.

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
2.39% probability · 83th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
windriver/vxworks · siemens/ruggedcom win subscriber station firmware · siemens/scalance x200-4 p irt firmware · siemens/scalance x201-3p irt firmware · siemens/scalance x201-3p irt pro firmware · siemens/scalance x202-2 irt firmware · siemens/scalance x202-2p irt firmware · siemens/scalance x202-2p irt pro firmware · siemens/scalance x204 irt firmware · siemens/scalance x204 irt pro firmware · siemens/scalance x204-2 firmware · siemens/scalance x204-2fm firmware · siemens/scalance x204-2ld firmware · siemens/scalance x204-2ld ts firmware · siemens/scalance x204-2ts firmware · siemens/scalance x206-1 firmware · siemens/scalance x206-1ld firmware · siemens/scalance x208 firmware · siemens/scalance x208 pro firmware · siemens/scalance x212-2 firmware · +16 more
Source
cve@mitre.org

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